Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5989

CETYL GLYCOL

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:6920-24-7

EC:230-030-1

Ingredient index records:

CETYL GLYCOL

Cosmetic functions: HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

1,2-Hexadecanediol

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CETYL GLYCOL

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name CETYL GLYCOL.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 6920-24-7

CAS 6920-24-7PubChem CID 98037

1,2-Hexadecanediol

1,2-hexadecanediol is a glycol that is hexadecane which is substituted by hydroxy groups at positions 1 and 2. It derives from a hydride of a hexadecane. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: hexadecane-1,2-diol

Molecular formula: C16H34O2
Molecular weight: 258.44 g/mol
Exact mass: 258.255880323 Da
XLogP3: 6.1
Topological polar surface area: 40.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Cetyl glycol1H07JK4G0CNSC-71525CHEBI:75586RefChem:72092230-030-11,2-DihydroxyhexadecaneUNII-1H07JK4G0C

14 more reported names

EINECS 230-030-1NSC 71525AI3-141931,2-palmityl diol1,2-hexadecyl diolhexadecan-1,2-diol2-HYDROXYCETYL ALCOHOL(+/-)-CETYL GLYCOL1,2-HEXADECYLENE GLYCOLCETYL GLYCOL, (+/-)-AS-571461,2-Hexadecanediol, technical grade, 90%H0993EN300-73462

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:75586
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID60884343
PubMed:22661893
PubMed:22365636
PubMed:22272219
PubMed:22027552
PubMed:21749733
PubMed:21747714
PubMed:21547154
PubMed:21242632
PubMed:20959921
PubMed:20480007
PubMed:19569687
PubMed:19417256

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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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