What does Icomucret do?

Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient and an occlusive. Hydroxylated Eicosapentaenoic Acid is a mixture of hydroxylated derivatives of Eicosapentaenoic Acid.

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

beauty
industrial

Icomucret

CAS 54845-95-3

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

82200-87-1 · 86282-92-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Icomucret in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Hydroxylated eicosapentaenoic acid”.
Also known as Hydroxylated eicosapentaenoic acid · 15(s)-Hete · 15-Hydroxyicosatetraenoic acid · (15S)-15-Hydroxy-5,8,11-cis-13-trans-eicosatetraenoate · (15S)-15-Hydroxy-5,8,11-cis-13-trans-icosatetraenoate · (15S)-hydroxyeicosa-(5Z,8Z,11Z,13E)-tetraenoic acid
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15 hete · 15(S)-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid · 15S-Hydroxy-5,8,11,13-(Z,Z,Z,E)-eicosatetraenoic acid · 15S-hydroxy-5Z,8Z,11Z,13E-eicosatetraenoic acid · AL-12959 · UNII-44JHK6G39Q · icomucretum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, an emollient and an occlusive. Hydroxylated Eicosapentaenoic Acid is a mixture of hydroxylated derivatives of Eicosapentaenoic Acid.
Humectant
Emollient
Occlusive
Skin conditioning
Skin protecting
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. Icomucret appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveHydroxylated Eicosapentaenoic Acid is a mixture of hydroxylated derivatives of Eicosapentaenoic Acid.
- Hydroxylated Eicosapentaenoic Acid is a mixture of hydroxylated derivatives of Eicosapentaenoic Acid.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.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 Icomucret. 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 Icomucret 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 2019-04-29
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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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

drugs.ncats.io

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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 Icomucret in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

HumectantEmollientOcclusiveSkin conditioningSkin protecting

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