- Korean limit
- 0.2%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII V50TG7E11W · registered name Sodium Undecylenate · single chemical substance
Sodium Undecylenate is the sodium salt of undecylenic acid that conforms generally to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Field of application and/or use : Products to combat dandruff.
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 2%
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.2% (acid)
Taiwan
- 0.2%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.2% (as acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction V/18 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3398-33-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 222-264-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4037039
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2017039
- IUPAC
- Sodium undec-10-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H19NaO2
- Molecular weight
- 206.261 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 103 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 349 ℃
- Flash point
- 276.1 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 5.94E-4 ㎜Hg
- Water solubility
- 65.84 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 7.119748015188126
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 4.37
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Emulsifier1
- Preservative1
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- PubChem
- 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)
- Wikidata