Cetyl Acetate

Characteristics

INCI

Cetyl Acetate

CAS

629-70-9 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

211-103-7 i

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

IUPAC

Hexadecyl Acetate

Functions

emollient, masking, skin conditioning

Irritancy

2 / 5 i

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

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Comedogen.

4 / 5 i

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

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