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Glyceryl dibehenate

CAS 77538-19-3

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

99880-64-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Glyceryl dibehenate in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Ethyl methoxycinnamate”.

Also known as Ethyl methoxycinnamate · Glyceryl behenate · Dibehenin · Compritol 888 ato · Compritol 888 cg · Compritol 888 cg ato

Show all 8 names

Dub bg · Ethyl p-methoxycinnamate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a UV filter.

  • UV absorber
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. Glyceryl dibehenate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs
  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database13 entries
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 51 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 31 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 8 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION; Potency: 0.08 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: SOLUTION; Maximum daily exposure: 3 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 120 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 19 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 761 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 75 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 77 mgSource →
    • Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 10 mgSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including UV stabilizer.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Personal care.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

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

7 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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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2027-12-31

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

stearinerie-dubois.fr

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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 FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Glyceryl dibehenate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Typical roles

UV absorber
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Glyceryl dibehenate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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