Potassium Behenate
Exact match- IUPAC name
- potassium docosanoate
- Molecular formula
- C22H43KO2
- Molecular weight
- 378.7 g/mol
- InChIKey
- FYFUQDOEHQSBFN-UHFFFAOYSA-M
- PubChem CID
- 23663647
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Official EU label nameGlossary entry 22556
POTASSIUM BEHENATE
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.
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
0
Resolved substance identity
Ingredient index records:
POTASSIUM BEHENATE
Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Potassium salt of behenic acid
1 matched or reported name
POTASSIUM BEHENATE
Verified chemistry for the exact local identity
Each compound below is connected through an exact CosIng ingredient-name match and an exact PubChem synonym match. It is not inferred from a partial or similar name.
Regulatory evidence across markets
None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name POTASSIUM BEHENATE.
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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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