What does Propylene glycol diheptanoate do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a solvent and a skin-conditioning agent. Propylene Glycol Diheptanoate is the diester of propylene glycol and heptanoic acid.

Is Propylene glycol diheptanoate safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Propylene glycol diheptanoate

CAS 56519-68-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Propylene glycol diheptanoate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Heptanoic acid, 1,1'-(1-methyl-1,2-ethanediyl) ester
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a solvent and a skin-conditioning agent. Propylene Glycol Diheptanoate is the diester of propylene glycol and heptanoic acid.
Emollient
Solvent
Skin conditioning
Anticaking
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. Propylene glycol diheptanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActivePropylene Glycol Diheptanoate is the diester of propylene glycol and heptanoic acid. It conforms to the formula:
- Propylene Glycol Diheptanoate is the diester of propylene glycol and heptanoic acid. It conforms to the formula:Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Softener and conditioner, Film former.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Softener and conditioner, Film former.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Propylene glycol diheptanoate. 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 Propylene glycol diheptanoate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated 2019-12-20
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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 Propylene glycol diheptanoate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

EmollientSolventSkin conditioningAnticakingFilm formingViscosity controlling

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