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PROPYLHEPTYL CAPRYLATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 114 list it before the 1% line and 7 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 120 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 120

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 991Z19V2OD · registered name PROPYLHEPTYL CAPRYLATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name カプリル酸プロピルヘプチル: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PROPYLHEPTYL CAPRYLATEINCI프로필헵틸카프릴레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Octanoic acid, 2-propylheptyl esterSynonymカプリル酸プロピルヘプチルJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
868839-23-0
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID501007165
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID701434023
IUPAC
2-Propylheptyl octanoate
Molecular formula
C18H36O2
Molecular weight
284.484 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 1 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.

  • Softener and conditioner1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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