Official EU label nameGlossary entry 15428

LINOLEIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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CAS:60-33-3

EC:200-470-9

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LINOLEIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: ANTISTATIC, CLEANSING, HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING

9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z, 12Z)-

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LINOLEIC ACID

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name LINOLEIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 60-33-3

CAS 60-33-3PubChem CID 5280450

Linoleic Acid

Linoleic acid is an octadecadienoic acid in which the two double bonds are at positions 9 and 12 and have Z (cis) stereochemistry. It has a role as a plant metabolite, a Daphnia galeata metabolite and an algal metabolite. It is an octadecadienoic acid and an omega-6 fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a linoleate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (9Z,12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid

Molecular formula: C18H32O2
Molecular weight: 280.4 g/mol
Exact mass: 280.240230259 Da
XLogP3: 6.8
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Linolic acidTelfairic acidcis,cis-Linoleic acid9,12-Linoleic acidUnifac 6550Emersol 315alpha-Linoleic acidcis-9,cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid

16 more reported names

9Z,12Z-Linoleic acidcis,cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic acidEmersol 310(Z,Z)-9,12-Octadecadienoic acidExtra Linoleic 909Z,12Z-octadecadienoic acid9-cis,12-cis-Linoleic acidall-cis-9,12-Octadecadienoic acidLeinoleic acid9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z,12Z)-Ronacare asc 39,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-9-cis,12-cis-Octadecadienoic acid(9Z,12Z)-Octadecadienoic acidcis-delta9,12-Octadecadienoic acid9KJL21T0QJ

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:137735
ChEBI:CHEBI:17351
ChEMBL:CHEMBL267476
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2025505
PubMed:29968805
PubMed:21170321
PubMed:20671299
PubMed:20541177
PubMed:19440305
PubMed:16702987
PubMed:16153670
PubMed:14717706
PubMed:12629551
PubMed:12565875
PubMed:12496284
PubMed:11546665

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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