beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Arachidyl alcohol

CAS 28679-05-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

629-96-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Arachidyl alcohol in plain language

What it is: Also known as 1-EICOSANOL · Arachic alcohol · Arachidic alcohol · Icosan-1-ol · 1-ICOSANOL · Ec 211-119-4
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Eicosan-1-ol · Eicosanol · Eicosyl alcohol · Hainol 20 SS · N-1-Eicosanol · N-Eicosanol · Pri-N-eicosyl alcohol · arachyl alcohol · n1Eicosanol
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, an emulsion stabiliser and a thickener.
Emollient
Emulsion stabilising
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Thickener
Conditioner
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. Arachidyl alcohol 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 596 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 596 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier.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 Arachidyl alcohol. 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 Arachidyl alcohol 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 october 24, 2019
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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 Arachidyl alcohol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

596

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesPersonal careFood and drug

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsion stabilisingViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickenerConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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