What does C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a skin-conditioning agent and a thickener.

Is C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters 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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C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters

CAS 97862-72-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters in plain language

What it is: Also known as Fatty acids, C10-30, esters with lanolin alcs.
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier, a skin-conditioning agent and a thickener.
Emulsifying
Skin conditioning
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.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveAlkanoic acids, C10-30, product with cholesterol and lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol, (3-beta)-
- Alkanoic acids, C10-30, product with cholesterol and lanosta-8,24-dien-3-ol, (3-beta)-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 C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters. 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 C10-30 cholesterol/lanosterol esters yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

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