What does Behenyl oleate do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an emulsion stabiliser and a film former. Behenyl Olivate is the ester of behenyl alcohol and Olive Acid.

Is Behenyl oleate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Behenyl oleate

CAS 127566-70-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

147933-57-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Behenyl oleate in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Behenyl olivate”.
Also known as Behenyl olivate · Docosyl (9Z)-octadec-9-enoate · 9-OCTADECENOIC acid (9Z)-, docosyl ester · 9-OCTADECENOIC acid (z)-, docosyl ester · Docosyl octadec-9-enoate · docosyl (Z)-octadec-9-enoate
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1-O-docosyl (9Z)-octadecenoate · 9-Octadecenoic acid, docosyl ester · 9-Octadecenoic acid, docosyl ester, (9Z)- · 9Z-Hexadecenoic acid, docosyl ester · Docosyl oleate · HY-W127358 · LMFA07010172 · Octadec-9-enoic acid docosyl ester, Z · Qkpjnzcoifuyne-mohjpfbdsa-n · TCL-00151 · UNII-I69QGA8780 · WE(22:0/18:1(9Z)) · docosanyl 9Z-octadecenoate · docosyl 9Z-octadecenoate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an emulsion stabiliser and a film former. Behenyl Olivate is the ester of behenyl alcohol and Olive Acid.
Skin conditioning
Emulsion stabilising
Film forming
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Behenyl oleate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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EUCosIngActiveBehenyl Olivate is the ester of behenyl alcohol and Olive Acid
- Behenyl Olivate is the ester of behenyl alcohol and Olive AcidSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Personal care.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Personal care.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Behenyl oleate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Behenyl oleate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated september 15, 2015
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Behenyl oleate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Skin conditioningEmulsion stabilisingFilm formingViscosity controlling

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