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Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose

CAS 56449-50-4

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

93571-82-5 · 223706-25-0 · 223706-28-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Sucrose polybehenate”.

Also known as Sucrose polybehenate · Sucrose polycottonseedate · Sucrose polysoyate

What it does

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

  • Emollient
  • Emulsifying
  • Skin conditioning
  • Cleansing
  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
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. Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActive3 entries
    • .alpha.-d-Glucopyranoside,.beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, esters with docosanoic acidSource →
    • .alpha.-d-Glucopyranoside,.beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, esters with cottonseed fatty acidsSource →
    • .alpha.-d-Glucopyranoside,.beta.-d-fructofuranosyl, esters with soy fatty acidsSource →
  • 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 Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose. 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 Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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 Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

EmollientEmulsifyingSkin conditioningCleansingEmulsifierSurfactant
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Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose are shown first. Their ingredient lists include Fatty acids, cottonseed-oil, esters with sucrose; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.