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Dilinoleic acid

CAS 13482-09-2

Also registered as 11 other CAS numbers

47818-40-6 · 61788-89-4 · 6993-47-1 · 60476-23-5 · 64080-88-2 · 74083-25-3 · 89718-18-3 · 116745-32-5 · 2755857-35-1 · 6144-28-1 · 26085-09-6

Dilinoleic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dilinoleic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (9Z,12Z)-, dimer · 9,12-OCTADECADIENOIC acid, dimer · Dimer acid · Linoleic acid dimer · 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, dimer · Century d 77

Show all 12 names

Dimeric linoleic acid · Haridimer 216 · Hystrene 3695 · dimer Linoleic acid · Yd 29A · cis-9-cis-12-Octadecadienoic acid dimer

What it does

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

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • Humectant
  • 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. Dilinoleic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActive9,12-Octadecadienoic acid (Z,Z)-, dimer
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 95 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 95 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Humectant.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 Dilinoleic acid. 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 Dilinoleic acid 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 2013

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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.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Dilinoleic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

95

Named organisations

4

Personal care

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningHumectantConditioner
See products using Dilinoleic acid →

Catalog

Found in these products

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