Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5318

CAPROIC 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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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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Resolved substance identity

CAS:142-62-1

EC:205-550-7

Ingredient index records:

CAPROIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, FRAGRANCE, PERFUMING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

Hexanoic Acid; Caproic Acid

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2 matched or reported names

CAPROIC ACIDcaproic acid

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 142-62-1

CAS 142-62-1PubChem CID 8892

Hexanoic Acid

Hexanoic acid is a C6, straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a medium-chain fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a hexanoate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: hexanoic acid

Molecular formula: C6H12O2
Molecular weight: 116.16 g/mol
Exact mass: 116.083729621 Da
XLogP3: 1.9
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Caproic acidn-Caproic acidn-Hexanoic acidCapronic acid1-Hexanoic acidHexoic acidButylacetic acidPentylformic acid

16 more reported names

n-Hexylic acidn-Hexoic acidPentiformic acid1-Pentanecarboxylic acidHexylic acidPentanecarboxylic acidHexacid 698Kyselina kapronovaFEMA No. 25591F8SN134MXNSC8266NSC-8266CHEBI:30776NSC-35598Bi(OHex)3fatty acid 6:0

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:30776
ChEMBL:CHEMBL14184
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7021607
PubMed:22959456
PubMed:22944521
PubMed:22900581
PubMed:22883207
PubMed:22797310
PubMed:22761870
PubMed:22705528
PubMed:22685670
PubMed:22661981
PubMed:22646744
PubMed:22624403
PubMed:22623999

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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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