Sebacic acid is an alpha,-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,8-dicarboxy derivative of octane.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Sebacic acid is an alpha,-dicarboxylic acid that is the 1,8-dicarboxy derivative of octane. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a dicarboxylic fatty acid and an alpha,omega-dicarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a sebacate and a sebacate(2-). It derives from a hydride of a decane.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 97AN39ICTC · registered name SEBACIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Dicarboxylic Acids, Salts and Esters
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セバシン酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるジカルボン酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 111-20-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-845-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7026867
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID806867
- IUPAC
- Decanedioic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H18O4
- Molecular weight
- 202.25 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Melting/freezing point
- 131 ℃
- Flash point
- 220 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- combustible
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (@ 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 1000 ㎎/ℓ (@ 20 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 6.98
- Relative density
- 1.2
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.2
- Decomposition temperature
- 420 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 202.25
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 31 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.
- Corrosion inhibitor4
- Monomers3
- Lubricating agent3
- pH regulating agent3
- Intermediate3
- Plasticizer2
- Binder2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
6 other uses
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- Polymerization promoter2
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter2
- Catalyst1
- Hydraulic fluids1
- Heat stabilizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- De novo production of sebacic acid from glucose by Saccharomyces cerevisiae via engineered ω-oxidation and β-oxidation pathways. · 2026
- Enhancement of Solubility of Antifungal Ketoconazoleby Co-crystallization · 2026
- Poly(glycerol sebacate)-based soft-tissue-mimicked active layers for triboelectric nanogenerators · 2024
- Biodegradable Nanoparticles Based on Pseudo-Proteins Show Promise as Carriers for Ophthalmic Drug Delivery · 2020
- Novel serum metabolomics‐based approach by gas chromatography/triple quadrupole mass spectrometry for detection of human skin cancers: Candidate biomarkers · 2017
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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