Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 79N4H930TT · registered name POTASSIUM RICINOLEATE · single chemical substance
Potassium ricinoleate
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Re-review Summary of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil and Ricinoleates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricinoleate, Methyl Ricinoleate, and Octyldodecyl Ricinoleate
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7492-30-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-314-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5042322
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3022322
- IUPAC
- Potassium (9Z,12R)-12-hydroxyoctadec-9-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C18H33KO3
- Molecular weight
- 336.557 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · White solid, [Hawley]
- Solubility
- Soluble in water
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 4 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Emulsifier1
- Cleaning agent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Re-Review Summary of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil and Ricinoleates as Used in Cosmetics · 2025
- Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, Hydrogenated Castor Oil, Glyceryl Ricinoleate, Glyceryl Ricinoleate SE, Ricinoleic Acid, Potassium Ricinoleate, Sodium Ricinoleate, Zinc Ricinoleate, Cetyl Ricinoleate, Ethyl Ricinoleate, Glycol Ricinoleate, Isopropyl Ricin · 2007
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata