Caprylic Acid

Characteristics

INCI

Caprylic Acid

CAS

124-07-2 i

This is the substance number in the Chemical Abstracts Service registry. The CAS number uniquely identifies a substance regardless of language, trade name, or synonyms.

EC

204-677-5 i

This is the substance number in the European chemical identification system (EC number), used in European regulatory databases including ECHA/CosIng.

IUPAC

Octanoic Acid

Functions

cleansing, emulsifying, masking, perfuming, surfactant

Irritancy

3 / 5 i

Irritation potential: 0–5, where 5 is the highest irritation rating for the ingredient.

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Comedogen.

1 / 5 i

Comedogenicity index: 0–5. A non-comedogenic ingredient (0–1) is unlikely to cause cosmetic acne.

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