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SORBITAN CAPRYLATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 8 list it before the 1% line and 10 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 18 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 18

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 1VTA8DCP5Q · registered name SORBITAN MONOCAPRYLATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Mixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

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: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Caprylate, Sorbitan Cocoate, Sorbitan Diisostearate, Sorbitan Dioleate, Sorbitan Distearate, Sorbitan Isostearate, Sorbitan Olivate, Sorbitan Sesquiisostearate, Sorbitan Sesquistearate, and Sorbitan Triisostearate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Sorbitan 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 カプリル酸ソルビタン: 本品は、カプリル酸とソルビタンとのモノエステルで、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SORBITAN CAPRYLATEINCI솔비탄카프릴레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)カプリル酸ソルビタンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
60177-36-8
CAS No.chemical registry number
95508-00-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
262-098-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID80975601
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID101403000
IUPAC
(4xi)-1,4-Anhydro-5-O-octanoyl-D-xylo-hexitol
Molecular formula
C14H26O6
Molecular weight
290.356 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.

  • Emulsifier1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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