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ERUCIC 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:112-86-7
EC:204-011-3
Ingredient index records:
ERUCIC ACID
Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING

13-Docosenoic Acid (13Z)-

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ERUCIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 112-86-7
CAS 112-86-7PubChem CID 5281116

Erucic Acid

Erucic acid is a docosenoic acid having a cis- double bond at C-13. It is found particularly in brassicas - it is a major component of mustard and rapeseed oils and is produced by broccoli, Brussels sprouts, kale, and wallflowers. It is a conjugate acid of an erucate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
(Z)-docos-13-enoic acid
Molecular formula
C22H42O2
Molecular weight
338.6 g/mol
Exact mass
338.318480578 Da
XLogP3
8.7
Topological polar surface area
37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

cis-13-Docosenoic acid13-cis-Docosenoic acidHystrene 229013-Docosenoic acid, (Z)-13-Docosenoic acid, (13Z)-13Z-docosenoic acidPrifrac 2990Z-13-Docosenoic acid
16 more reported names
delta13-cis-Docosenoic acid(13Z)-Docosenoic acidC22:1n-9CHEBI:28792docos-13c-enoic acidNSC-6814C22:1,n-9 cis22:1(N-9)RefChem:5801Cis 13-docosaenoic AcidCis-docos-13-enoic AcidFatty Acid 22:1 n-9 cisFatty Acid cis 22:1 n-922:1 n-9204-011-3(Z)-13-Docosenoic acid
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Exact identifier match5281116

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

  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 38.9% (28 of 72) of reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Signal: Warning Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H315 (61.1%): Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]; H319 (59.7%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation]; H335 (56.9%): May cause respiratory irritation [Warning Specific target organ toxicity, single exposure; Respiratory tract irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P261, P264, P264+P265, P271, P280, P302+P352, P304+P340, P305+P351+P338, P319, P321, P332+P317, P337+P317, P362+P364, P403+P233, P405, 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 72 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 28 of 72 reports by companies.; There are 5 notifications provided by 44 of 72 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)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Conclusion: The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use andconcentration described in the safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating and non-sensitizing, which may be basedon a QRA...Erucic Acid... Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Cosmetic Ingredient Review Finding(s): Safe for use in cosmetics, with qualifications Source: Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
  • Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF of 3 was calculated in fish for erucic acid(SRC), using an estimated log Kow of 9.69(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 135,000 for the free acid(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that undissociated erucic acid is expected to be immobile in soil(SRC). The estimated pKa of erucic acid is 4.7(3), indicating that this compound will almost entirely exist in the anion form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to soils containing organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(4). Volatilization from moist soil is not an important environmental fate process as the acid is in the anion form and anions do not volatilize. Erucic acid is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon an estimated vapor pressure of 1.2X10-6 mm Hg(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(5). A 4.2-11% of the theoretical BOD using an activated sludge inoculum and the Warburg test (6), suggests that biodegradation may be an important environmental fate process in soil(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 135,000 for the free acid(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that undissociated erucic acid is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). The estimated pKa of 4.7(3) indicates erucic acid will exist almost entirely in the anion form at pH values of 5 to 9 and therefore volatilization from water surfaces is not expected to be an important fate process(4). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF of 3(SRC), from an estimated log Kow of 9.69(6) and a regression-derived equation(7), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). A 4.2-11% of the theoretical BOD using an activated sludge inoculum and the Warburg test (8), suggests that biodegradation may be an important environmental fate process in water(SRC). 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), erucic acid, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 1.2X10-6 mm Hg at 25 °C(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(2), will exist in both the vapor and particulate phases in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase cis- and trans-erucic acid are degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-lives for these reactions in air are estimated to be 4.7 and 4.3 hours(SRC), calculated from rate constants of 8.1X10-11 and 8.9X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(SRC) that were derived using a structure estimation method(3). Vapor-phase erucic acid is also degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with ozone(SRC); the half-life for cis-erucic acid and trans-erucic acid reactions in air are estimated to be 2.1 and 1.4 hours(SRC), respectively, calculated from rate constants of 1.3X10-16 and 2.0X10-16 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(SRC) that were derived using a structure estimation method(3). Particulate-phase erucic acid may be removed from the air by wet or dry deposition(SRC). Erucic acid does not contain chromopho 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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