Ingredient Dictionary

TETRADECENE

1-tetradecene is an unbranched fourteen-carbon alkene with one double bond between C-1 and C-2.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 34 list it before the 1% line and 55 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

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

Definition

1-tetradecene is an unbranched fourteen-carbon alkene with one double bond between C-1 and C-2.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII FW23481S7S · registered name 1-TETRADECENE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

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

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name テトラデセン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される不飽和の炭化水素である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

TETRADECENEINCI테트라데센Korean label name (MFDS standard)1-TetradeceneSynonymテトラデセンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 1120-36-1
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 214-306-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID4027367
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID907367

IUPAC: Tetradec-1-ene
Molecular formula: C14H28
Molecular weight: 196.378 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Watery liquid, colorless, mild pleasant odor. Floats on water. (USCG, 1999) · Liquid
Odour: Mild, pleasant
Boiling point: 484 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) · 232-234 °C @ 760 MM HG
Melting point: 8.8 °F (USCG, 1999) · -12 °C
Solubility: SOL IN ETHANOL, ETHER, BENZENE · Solubility in water: none
Density: 0.771 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.7745 @ 20 °C/4 °C
Viscosity: 2.61 cu mm/s (Kinematic) · 2.75 ㎟/s(20℃)
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: -13~-12 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 232~256 ℃
Flash point: 107 ℃( (c.c.))
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: 0.3 / 4.3 %
Vapour pressure: 0.015 ㎜Hg ((25 ℃))
Vapour density: 6.8
Relative density: 0.8
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 7.08
Auto-ignition temperature: 239 ℃
Molecular weight: 196.38

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 22 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.

Lubricating agent4
Intermediate3
Surfactant (surface active agent)3
Solvent2
Chemical reaction regulator2
Viscosity modifier2
Catalyst1
Cleaning agent1

4 other uses

Monomers1
Plating agent1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Anti-freeze agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

14 skin studies and 6 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating4Classed as moderate3Classed as low33

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 10%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 20 studies

Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act (FHSLA) according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labelling Act (FHSLA) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: 16 CFR 1500.41 according to
Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EPA OTS 798.4470 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: U.S. EPA FIFRA (Pesticide Assessment Guidelines Subdivision F/TSCA (798.4470) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substance Labelling Act (FHSLA) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labelling Act according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Register 28 (110), 6.6.1963. paragraph 191.12 Test for eye irritants. according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act (FHSLA) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to