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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 16526

METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE

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.

Global evidence snapshot

The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:141-23-1
EC:205-471-8
Ingredient index records:
METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE
Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate

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1 matched or reported name
METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATE.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 141-23-1
CAS 141-23-1PubChem CID 8840

Methyl 12-hydroxystearate

IUPAC name
methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate
Molecular formula
C19H38O3
Molecular weight
314.5 g/mol
Exact mass
314.28209507 Da
XLogP3
6.6
Topological polar surface area
46.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Kemester 1288Methyl hydroxystearateOctadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, methyl esterParacin 112-Hydroxystearic acid, methyl esterMethyl-12-hydroxystearateP7UC7KGL82Stearic acid, 12-hydroxy-, methyl ester
16 more reported names
Methyl-12-hydroxyoctadecanoateNSC-2392AEC METHYL HYDROXYSTEARATERefChem:812784205-471-8NSC 239212-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid, methyl ester12-Hydroxystearic acid methyl esterHSDB 5635EINECS 205-471-8UNII-P7UC7KGL8212-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid methyl esterAI3-1973112-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid methyl ester; 12-Hydroxyoctadecanoic acid methyl ester; Methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanoate; Methyl 12-hydroxystearateOctadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy-, (R-(Z))-methyl 12-hydroxyoctadecanate
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External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

Additional authoritative substance research

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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