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propylene glycol behenate: CIR Safety Assessment Summary

CIR safety assessment summary for propylene glycol behenate: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration context, conditions, and source citati.

propylene glycol behenate appears in a CIR safety assessment covering propylene glycol behenate, propylene glycol caprylate, propylene glycol cocoate, propylene glycol dicaprate, propylene glycol dicaproate, propylene glycol dicaprylate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol dicocoate, and 4 more. The panel verdict for the report is Safe as used. The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment in cosmetics when formulated to be nonirritating: propylene glycol behenate, propylene glycol caprylate, propylene glycol cocoate, propylene glycol dicaprate, propylene glycol dicaproate, propylene glycol dicaprylate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate.

FieldCIR value
Primary ingredientpropylene glycol behenate
CIR verdictSafe as used
Report typeFinal Amended Report
DateJanuary 15, 2015
CAS numbers100214-87-7, 27923-61-1, 31565-12-5, 68332-79-6, 53824-77-4, 56519-72-3, 50343-36-7, 7384-98-7, 58748-27-9, 68583-51-7, 68988-72-7, 68953-19-5, 93981-97-6, 125804-17-3, 68958-54-3, 22788-19-8, 105-62-4, 41395-83-9, 6182-11-2, 68227-47-4, 7249-54-9, 63799-53-1, 68171-38-0, 142-55-2, 199282-83-2, 27194-74-7, 37321-62-3, 29059-24-3, 1330-80-9, 67784-79-6, 1323-39-3, 142-75-6
Use concentration contextpresent practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment
Conditions or carve-outs

Ingredients Reviewed

The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes propylene glycol behenate, propylene glycol caprylate, propylene glycol cocoate, propylene glycol dicaprate, propylene glycol dicaproate, propylene glycol dicaprylate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate, propylene glycol dicocoate, and 4 more.

Safety Conclusion

The conclusion for propylene glycol behenate should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.

For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment. That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.

Conditions

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment in cosmetics when formulated to be nonirritating: propylene glycol behenate, propylene glycol caprylate, propylene glycol cocoate, propylene glycol dicaprate, propylene glycol dicaproate, propylene glycol dicaprylate, propylene glycol dicaprylate/dicaprate.

Formulation Reading

For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is propylene glycol behenate, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.

The ingredient hub at propylene glycol behenate should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.

Why This Page Exists

CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for propylene glycol behenate, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.


Source

  • CIR report: Safety Assessment of Propylene Glycol Esters as Used in Cosmetics
  • CIR source file: FR684.pdf
  • Extraction JSON: Source documentation archived.
  • Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 8