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SORBITAN LAURATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 26 list it before the 1% line and 64 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 89 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 89

Definition

Sorbitan laurate

US FDA substance register · UNII 6W9PS8B71J · registered name SORBITAN MONOLAURATE · 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: Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sorbitan Stearate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Palmitate, and Sorbitan Trioleate (Addended by report published in IJT 21(suppl. 1), 2002.)

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ラウリン酸ソルビタン: 本品は、ラウリン酸(*)と無水ソルビトールのモノエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

SORBITAN LAURATEINCI솔비탄라우레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Sorbitan, monododecanoateSynonymラウリン酸ソルビタンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
1338-39-2
CAS No.chemical registry number
5959-89-7
CAS No.chemical registry number
1337-30-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
227-729-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
931-434-7
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
215-663-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
215-663-3 / 931-434-7
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID6027395

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid · Yellow oily liquid, [Merck Index] Amber viscous liquid, cream to tan beads or flakes, or hard waxy solid, [JECFA] Solid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Flash point
400 ℃
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- / - %
Vapour pressure
(9.34 E-0.12mmHg at 25 C)
Water solubility
13.2 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 C)
Relative density
1.0
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
3.15 (est.)
Viscosity
4500 cP (at 25 C)
Molecular weight
346.52

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 36 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.

  • Emulsifier10
  • Surfactant (surface active agent)9
  • Dispersing agent3
  • Anti-static agent3
  • Lubricating agent2
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified2
  • Soil amendments1
  • Wetting agent (non-aqueous)1
5 other uses
  • Demulsifier1
  • Softener and conditioner1
  • Intermediate1
  • Waterproofing agent1
  • Plasticizer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 19