Octyl Dodecanol
Also listed as: Octyldodecanol
Octyl Dodecanol appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.
What it triggers
- Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Octyl Dodecanol appears on 3 ingredient lists in our database, most often in sunscreens.
It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.
We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.
Functions: skin conditioning - emollient, fragrance, solvent, perfuming
Products with Octyl Dodecanol
in 3 products
- no photoBivien Sun ProBivien · sunscreen
- no photoDr.rashel Sunscreen (vitamin C)Dr.rashel · sunscreen
Coop my babyCoop · baby care
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In the EU ingredient database
- skin conditioning - emollient
- fragrance
- solvent
- perfuming
- skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- solvent: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
CAS 5333-42-6 · EC 226-242-9
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.