How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 438 list it before the 1% line and 183 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 604 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 604
AnuaHeartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil 200ml 2-Pack
AnuaHeartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil 350ml
EssenpickESSENPICK SEEDBEAN CLEANSING OIL
AnuaHeartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
JM solutionJM solution Houttuynia Cordata Pore Deep Cleansing Oil 200ml
AnuaAnua Heartleaf Pore Control Cleansing Oil
J'MELLABlooming Peony Cleansing Oil
beplainMung Bean Cleansing Oil
Manyo FactoryManyo Factory Pure Soybean Cleansing Balm
medicubemedicube PDRN Mild Cleansing Oil
beplainMung Bean Double Cleansing
Manyo FactoryManyo Factory Azulene Hyaluronic 2X Serum Oil Cleanser
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0W8RRI5W5A · registered name SORBITAN SESQUIOLEATE · single chemical substance
Sorbitan, (Z)-9-octadecenoate (2:3)
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 Stearate, Sorbitan Laurate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, Sorbitan Oleate, Sorbitan Tristearate, Sorbitan Palmitate, and Sorbitan Trioleate (Addended by report published in IJT 21(suppl. 1), 2002.)
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name セスキオレイン酸ソルビタン: 本品は、オレイン酸（＊）と無水ソルビトールのモノ及びジエステルの混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8007-43-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-360-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6027682
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Other Solid, Liquid · liquid
- Flash point
- &, gt, 93.3 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 1 ㎜Hg (at 25 C)
- Water solubility
- 0.00000000007518 ㎎/ℓ (est.)
- Relative density
- 1 (g/cm3 at 20 C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 13.83 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 679.04 (est.)
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 20 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.
- Emulsifier9
- Surfactant (surface active agent)8
- Dispersing agent1
- Wetting agent (non-aqueous)1
- Lubricating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Appraisal of the Safety of Chemicals in Food, Drugs and Cosmetics (Association of Food and Drug Officials, U.S., p.49, 1959) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Case of allergic contact dermatitis caused by sorbitan derivatives included in an over‐the‐counter topical medicament · 2017
- Allergic contact dermatitis to sorbitan sesquioleate in children · 2008
- Sorbitan Sesquioleate, a Common Emulsifier in Topical Corticosteroids, Is an Important Contact Allergen · 2008
- Use of sorbitan sesquioleate in patch test preparations and patch testing with the substance—What do our results mean? · 2022
- Sorbitan Sesquioleate: An Emerging Contact Allergen · 2008
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata