ISOBEHENIC ACID
Isobehenic Acid is a mixture of branched chain aliphatic acids containing 22 carbons.
ISOBEHENIC ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Exact external identity check
matchedOne PubChem compound was retained because the exact CosIng name appears among its reported synonyms.
- PubChem title
- 20-Methylhenicosanoic acid
- IUPAC name
- 20-methylhenicosanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C22H44O2
- Molecular weight
- 340.6 g/mol
- InChIKey
- HJVKLVGLKNGYGQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
20-methylhenicosanoic acid is a methyl-branched fatty acid that is henicosanoic acid substituted by a methyl group at position 20. 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 henicosanoic acid.
Open exact PubChem recordExact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99930
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for ISOBEHENIC ACID
INCI name
ISOBEHENIC ACID
Description
Isobehenic Acid is a mixture of branched chain aliphatic acids containing 22 carbons.
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99930
- Imported identity
- ISOBEHENIC ACID
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for ISOBEHENIC ACID
Key data
- BINDING
- Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How ISOBEHENIC ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ISOBEHENIC 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.
ISOBEHENIC ACID is also tagged with 2 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 ISOBEHENIC ACID
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ISOBEHENIC 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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