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9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol

CAS 29894-35-7

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

235783-76-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “POLYGLYCERYL-10 polyricinoleate”.

Also known as POLYGLYCERYL-10 polyricinoleate · POLYGLYCERYL-3 polyricinoleate · POLYGLYCERYL-4 polyricinoleate · polyglyceryl-3 polyricinoleat e

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier and a thickener. Complex ester of decaglycerol and ricinoleic acid.

  • Emulsifying
  • Viscosity controlling
  • Emulsifier
  • Thickener
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. 9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • Complex ester of decaglycerol and ricinoleic acidSource →
    • 9-(Z)-Octadecanoic acid, 12-hydroxy- (9Z, 12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerolSource →
    • complex ester of tetraglycerol and a polymer of ricinoleic acidSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Viscosity modifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for 9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol. 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 9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-05-17

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

EmulsifyingViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickener
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include 9-OCTADECENOIC acid, 12-HYDROXY-, (9Z,12R)-, homopolymer, ester with triglycerol; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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