ISOSTEARIC ACID
Isooctadecanoic acid
ISOSTEARIC ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
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| Market | Evidence status | Records | Source language |
|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Source mapped Inventory entry; no linked annex rule | 0 | English and EU languages |
| Great Britain | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Canada | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and French |
| New Zealand | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| ASEAN | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and national languages |
| China | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Chinese with selected English material |
| Japan | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Japanese; official English translation available |
| South Korea | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Korean with some English names |
| United States | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Australia | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English |
| Brazil | Evidence linked Prohibited Open this evidence | 1 | Portuguese with INCI crosswalks |
| India | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | English and Hindi |
| Saudi Arabia | Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported | 0 | Arabic and English |
Chemical identity and properties
16-Methylheptadecanoic Acid
16-methylheptadecanoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is heptadecanoic acid (margaric acid) substituted by a methyl group at position 16. It is a long-chain fatty acid, a branched-chain saturated fatty acid and a methyl-branched fatty acid. It is functionally related to a heptadecanoic acid. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- 16-methylheptadecanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C18H36O2
- Molecular weight
- 284.5 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 284.271530387 Da
- XLogP3
- 7.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:84896
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1865303
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1040790
- PubMed:21931557
- PubMed:21687748
- PubMed:20513967
- PubMed:20405122
- PubMed:20297774
- PubMed:19722515
- PubMed:19681586
- PubMed:16733645
- PubMed:16316090
- PubMed:11491352
- PubMed:11428681
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
Inventory details for ISOSTEARIC ACID
INCI name
ISOSTEARIC ACID
Description
Isooctadecanoic acid
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 77840
- Imported identity
- ISOSTEARIC ACID
- Source update
- 15/10/2010
Annex records for ISOSTEARIC ACID
Key data
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- CLEANSING
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
- SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How ISOSTEARIC ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ISOSTEARIC ACID as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
ISOSTEARIC ACID is also tagged with 4 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for ISOSTEARIC ACID
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ISOSTEARIC ACID from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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