Is N-HEPTADECANE safe in cosmetics?
N-HEPTADECANE has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: allowed.
Good
Cosmetic Ingredient
N-HEPTADECANE
N-HEPTADECANE (CAS 629-78-7) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Perfuming. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in pharmaceutical data.
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Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
heptadecane
InChIKey
NDJKXXJCMXVBJW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
allowed
US Notes
Allowed; appears on the FDA's voluntary cosmetic registration database. No specific prohibition or restriction.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
10 - 100 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (1)
Skin Eye Respiratory Irritation
/Higher alkanes/ may cause eye and skin irritation.
Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Flavouring and nutrient
Fragrance
Regulatory List Membership (2)
IFRA Fragrance Transparency List
Consumer Product Chemical
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for N-HEPTADECANE.
Regulatory Flags
cosing-sourced
eu-permitted
fragrance
needs-enrichment
ifra_fragrance
Chemical Function
Fragrance
Flavouring and nutrient
Regulatory Lists
detected; Other direct contact consumer goods; Other indirect contact consumer goods
air; detected; emissions; Europe; Toys and children's products
Arts and crafts/Office supplies - children's art and toys - modeling clay; detected; Europe
air; Arts and crafts/Office supplies - children's art and toys - modeling clay; detected; emissions; Europe
air; Arts and crafts/Office supplies - children's art and toys - modeling clay; detected; emissions; Europe
air; detected; emissions; Europe; Toys and children's products
IFRA Transparency
Europe
consumer_product
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.
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL3185332
Frequently Asked Questions
Is N-HEPTADECANE allowed in the EU?
N-HEPTADECANE EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does N-HEPTADECANE do in cosmetics?
N-HEPTADECANE functions as: Perfuming. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 629-78-7.
Is N-HEPTADECANE used outside cosmetics?
N-HEPTADECANE also appears in pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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