Used in cosmetics as a solvent.

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

beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Octane

CAS 9065-92-3

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

31372-91-5 · 111-65-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Octane in plain language

What it is: Also known as N-octane · Oktan · Oktanen · Ottani · Heptane, methyl- · Octane Isomers
Show all 12 names
all isomers Octane · total n-Octane · n-Oktan · normal-Octane · octane (included in ingredient 1) · octane (lc50 13500 ppm)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a solvent.
Solvent
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. Octane appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 193 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Degradant/impurity.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 193 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Raw materials, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Degradant/impurity.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 Octane. 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 Octane 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 january 29, 2017
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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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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

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.

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

Source records

193

Named organisations

Cleaning products and household careRaw materialsLaboratory suppliesSpecialty occupational productsArts and crafts/office suppliesPersonal care

Typical roles

Solvent

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