Is Cerotic Acid safe in cosmetics?
Cerotic Acid has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Cerotic Acid
Also known as: EINECS 208-040-2, Hexacosanic acid, UNII-D42CQN6P36, C26:0, CH3-[CH2]24-COOH (+12 more)
Cerotic Acid (CAS 506-46-7) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Viscosity modifier. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Function
Viscosity modifier
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
hexacosanoic acid
InChIKey
XMHIUKTWLZUKEX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Cerotic Acid.
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PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (1)
Carcinogen Classification
No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC).
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Viscosity modifier
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Cerotic Acid.
Known Synonyms
EINECS 208-040-2
Hexacosanic acid
UNII-D42CQN6P36
C26:0
CH3-[CH2]24-COOH
Cerate
Ceratinate
Cerinate
Cerylate
Hexacosanoate
Hexacosanoate (N-C26:0)
Hexacosansaeure
N-Hexacosanoate
cerylic acid
hexacosoic acid
hexaeicosanoic acid
n-C26:0
Chemical Function
Viscosity modifier
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
HEXACOSANOIC ACID
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL464787
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Cerotic Acid allowed in the EU?
Cerotic Acid EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Cerotic Acid do in cosmetics?
Cerotic Acid functions as: Viscosity modifier. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 506-46-7.
Is Cerotic Acid used outside cosmetics?
Cerotic Acid also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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