Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5813

CEROTIC 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:506-46-7

EC:208-040-2

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CEROTIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Hexacosanoic acid

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CEROTIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 506-46-7

CAS 506-46-7PubChem CID 10469

Hexacosanoic Acid

Hexacosanoic acid is a 26-carbon, straight-chain, saturated fatty acid. It is a fatty acid 26:0, a very long-chain fatty acid and a straight-chain saturated fatty acid. It is a conjugate acid of a cerotate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: hexacosanoic acid

Molecular formula: C26H52O2
Molecular weight: 396.7 g/mol
Exact mass: 396.396730897 Da
XLogP3: 11.8
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Cerotic acidCeratinic acidCeric acidCerinic acidn-Hexacosanoic acidCerylic acidCerotinic acidD42CQN6P36

16 more reported names

C26:0NSC-4205CHEBI:31009RefChem:785921Very Long Chain Fatty AcidC26:0 (VLCFA)CHEBI:27283208-040-2Hexacosanic acidcerinatehexaeicosanoic acidEINECS 208-040-2FA 26:0hexacosanoate (n-C26:0)NSC4205FA(26:0)

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:31009
ChEMBL:CHEMBL464787
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7075050
PubMed:22635115
PubMed:22536429
PubMed:22525090
PubMed:22508517
PubMed:22432181
PubMed:22284369
PubMed:22242040
PubMed:22189598
PubMed:22095690
PubMed:22066446
PubMed:22040677
PubMed:21786300

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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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