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Ethylhexyl cocoate

CAS 92044-87-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Ethylhexyl cocoate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Fatty acids, coco, 2-ethylhexyl esters · Coconut fatty acids, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ester · Coconut oil fatty acids, 2-ETHYLHEXYL ester · Aec ethylhexyl cocoate · Crodamol oc · Dub co

Show all 9 names

Octyl cocoate · Radia 7722 · Trioxene e

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an emollient.

  • Emollient
  • 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. Ethylhexyl cocoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveFatty acids, coco, 2-ethylhexyl esters
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 41 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 41 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.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 Ethylhexyl cocoate. 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 Ethylhexyl cocoate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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

Source records

41

Named organisations

6

Personal careConstruction

Typical roles

EmollientConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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