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CAPRYLYL ALCOHOL

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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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13
Markets with evidence
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Evidence gaps
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Resolved identifiers
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Resolved substance identity

CAS:111-87-5
EC:203-917-6
Ingredient index records:
CAPRYLYL ALCOHOL
Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, PERFUMING

Octan-1-ol

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CAPRYLYL ALCOHOL

Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets

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European Union
EU
No local match0
Complete annex dataset
Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026
No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review.
Great Britain
GB
No local match0
Complete consolidated annex dataset
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026
No annex match is not approval and does not cover Northern Ireland, which follows the applicable EU framework.
Canada
CA
No local match0
Complete Hotlist snapshot
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025
The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list.
New Zealand
NZ
No local match0
Complete schedules dataset
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026
The searchable spreadsheet is an aid; the legal Group Standard and incorporated notices remain authoritative.
ASEAN
ASEAN
No local match0
Complete regional annex dataset
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026
Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations.
China
CN
No local match0
Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow
NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025
IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately.
Japan
JP
No local match0
Complete Standards appendices dataset
MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot
The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion.
South Korea
KR
No local match0
Complete current appendix dataset
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026
Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation.
United States
US
No local match0
Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules
eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026
FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety.
Australia
AU
No local match0
Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow
Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026
An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction.
Brazil
BR
No local match0
Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow
ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026
RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026.
India
IN
No local match0
Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4
Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)
The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission.
Saudi Arabia
SA
No local match0
Complete official list index
SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026
No list match is not permission; Gulf/SFDA product, claim, notification and technical requirements still apply.
No market rows match this filter.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 111-87-5
CAS 111-87-5PubChem CID 957

1-Octanol

IUPAC name
octan-1-ol
Molecular formula
C8H18O
Molecular weight
130.23 g/mol
Exact mass
130.135765193 Da
XLogP3
3.0
Topological polar surface area
20.2 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
1
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

N-octanolOctyl alcoholcaprylic alcoholn-Octyl alcoholHeptyl carbinol1-HydroxyoctaneAlcohol C-8Octilin
16 more reported names
Primary octyl alcoholn-Octan-1-olDytol M-83Alfol 8Sipol L8Lorol 20n-Caprylic alcoholEPAL 8C8 alcoholOctyl alcohol, normal-primaryLorol C 8-98Octyl alcohol, primaryFEMA No. 2800FEMA Number 2800ALFOL 8 ALCOHOLNSC-9823
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External database identifiers

Evidence from additional scientific databases

NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match957

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • First Aid: Flush with copious amounts of water. (USCG, 1999) Source: CAMEO Chemicals
  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 0.2% (7 of 3216) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Warning Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H302+H312 (14.7%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]; H302 (15.7%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H312 (15.7%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H315 (23.7%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]; H319 (98.8%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H412 (15.1%): Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P264, P264+P265, P270, P273, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P317, P321, P330, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 3216 reports by companies from 23 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 7 of 3216 reports by companies.; There are 22 notifications provided by 3209 of 3216 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H319 (100%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P264+P265, P280, P305+P351+P338, and P337+P317 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 9 reports by companies from 1 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Danger Source: NITE-CMC
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H227: Combustible liquid [Warning Flammable liquids]; H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H370: Causes damage to organs [Danger Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]; H371: May cause damage to organs [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure]; H401: Toxic to aquatic life [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, acute hazard]; H412: Harmful to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: NITE-CMC
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P210, P260, P264, P264+P265, P270, P273, P280, P305+P351+P338, P308+P316, P321, P337+P317, P370+P378, P403, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: NITE-CMC
  • Signal: Warning Source: NITE-CMC
  • NFPA Health Rating: 1 - Materials that, under emergency conditions, can cause significant irritation. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • NFPA Fire Rating: 2 - Materials that must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperatures before ignition can occur. Materials would not under normal conditions form hazardous atmospheres with air, but under high ambient temperatures or under moderate heating could release vapor in sufficient quantities to produce hazardous atmospheres with air. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • NFPA Instability Rating: 0 - Materials that in themselves are normally stable, even under fire conditions. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Toxicity Summary: IDENTIFICATION AND USE: 1-Octanol is a colorless liquid used in the determination of partition coefficients, perfumery, cosmetics, organic synthesis, solvent manufacture of high-boiling esters, antifoaming agent, and as a flavoring agent. 1-octanol is registered for pesticide use in the USA but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses. It has been used as experimental medication to treat tremor in patients. HUMAN EXPOSURE AND TOXICITY: In a human patch test, 1-octanol in 2% petrolatum was neither a skin irritant nor a skin sensitizer. Octanol has caused transient injury of corneal epithelium, with recovery in 48 hr. Common signs of exposure to 1-octanol are CNS: headache, muscle weakness, giddiness, ataxia, confusion, delirium, coma. Gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (odor of the alcohol in excreta). Irritation of skin, eyes, throat from vapor or liquid with cough and dyspnea. The annoying odor of 1-octanol may mask sensory irritation and prevent subjects with enhanced chemical sensitivity from concentrating on performance in a demanding task. ANIMAL STUDIES: 1-Octanol was sl Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Toxicity Summary: The existing information was reviewed by the independent Expert Panel for Fragrance Safety and supports the use of 1-octanol as described in this safety assessment. Data from 1-octanol and read-across analog heptyl alcohol (CAS # 111-70-6) show that 1-octanol is not expected to be genotoxic. Data on read-across analog heptyl alcohol (CAS # 111-70-6) provide a calculated Margin of Exposure (MOE) greater than 100 for the repeated dose toxicity and fertility endpoints. Data on 1-octanol provide a calculated MOE greater than 100 for the developmental toxicity endpoint. Data from read-across analog 1-decanol (CAS # 112-30-1) provided a No Expected Sensitization Induction Level (NESIL) of 10000 μg/cm2 for the skin sensitization endpoint. 1-octanol is not expected to be photoirritating/photoallergenic based on an evaluation of the ultraviolet/visible (UV/Vis) spectra. The local respiratory toxicity endpoint was evaluated using the Threshold of Toxicological Concern (TTC) for a Cramer Class I material, and the exposure is below the TTC (1.4 mg/day). Source: Pertti (Bert) Hakkinen's Toxicology and Other Annotations
  • Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF of 44 was calculated in fish for 1-octanol(SRC), using a log Kow of 3.00(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is moderate(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a reported Koc value of 38(2), indicates that 1-octanol is expected to have very high mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of 1-octanol from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given a Henry's Law constant of 2.5X10-5 atm-cu m/mole(3). 1-Octanol is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon a vapor pressure of 0.0794 mm Hg at 25 °C(4). A 89% of theoretical BOD using activated sludge in the Japanese MITI test(5) suggests that biodegradation is an important environmental fate process in soil(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a reported Koc value of 38(2), indicates that 1-octanol is not expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is expected(3) based upon a Henry's Law constant of 2.5X10-5 atm-cu m/mole(4). Using this Henry's Law constant and an estimation method(3), volatilization half-lives for a model river and model lake are 43 hours and 17 days, respectively(SRC). 1-Octanol is not expected to undergo hydrolysis in the environment due to the lack of functional groups that hydrolyze under environmental conditions(3). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF of 44(SRC), from its log Kow of 3.00(6) and a regression-derived equation(7), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is moderate(SRC). Based on aqueous biodegradation screening test results, 1-octanol should biodegrade rapidly in aquatic environments(8-10). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), 1-octanol, which has a vapor pressure of 0.0794 mm Hg at 25 °C(2), is expected to exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase 1-octanol is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 27 hours(SRC), calculated from its rate constant of 1.44X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(3). Physical removal from air via precipitation has been shown to occur(4). 1-Octanol does not contain chromophores that absorb at wavelengths >290 nm(5) and, therefore, is not expected to be susceptible to direct photolysis by sunlight(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Consumer Uses: Oxidizing agent; Fragrance; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Monomers; Solvent; Lubricating agent; Wetting agent (non-aqueous); Other Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Industry Uses: Oxidizing agent; Intermediate; Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable; Fragrance; Surfactant (surface active agent); Other; Wetting agent (non-aqueous); Lubricating agent; Solvent Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)
  • Sources/Uses: Used in perfumery, cosmetics, shampoos, emulsifiers, detergents, and food flavors; Also used as a solvent (esters, coatings, lacquers, printing inks, textile additives, and pesticides), citric acid extractant, frothing agent, antifoaming agent in drilling muds, and growth inhibitor in tobacco production; [HSDB] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
  • Uses: For 1-octanol (USEPA/OPP Pesticide Code: 079037) ACTIVE products with label matches. /SRP: Registered for use in the USA but approved pesticide uses may change periodically and so federal, state and local authorities must be consulted for currently approved uses./ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: ... plant growth regulator ... of tobacco. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Perfumery, cosmetics, organic synthesis, solvent manufacture of high-boiling esters, antifoaming agent, flavoring agent. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: Mixtures of 1-hexanol and 1-octanol serve as frothing agents (bubbling promoters) in flotation, e.g., of coal. Large amounts are added to aqueous drilling muds to prevent frothing during drilling for oil and gas. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Uses: For more Uses (Complete) data for 1-OCTANOL (9 total), please visit the HSDB record page. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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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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