Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9CK3S56W7E · registered name SORBITAN DIISOSTEARATE · single chemical substance
Sorbitan, diisooctadecanoate
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Esters as Used in Cosmetics
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
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68238-87-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 269-410-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50987756
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601414911
- IUPAC
- 3,6-Anhydro-1,2-bis-O-(16-methylheptadecanoyl)hexitol
- Molecular formula
- C42H80O7
- Molecular weight
- 697.095 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
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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