What does Hexyl nonanoate do?

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an eyelash conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Hexyl Pelargonate is the ester of Hexyl Alcohol and Pelargonic Acid.

Is Hexyl nonanoate safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Hexyl nonanoate

CAS 37165-63-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

6561-39-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Hexyl nonanoate in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Hexyl pelargonate”.
Also known as Hexyl pelargonate · Gphbcfmwkgzprp-uhfffaoysa-n · LMFA07010910 · Nonanoic acid, 2-hexyl- · hexyl ester Nonanoic acid · Q27287872
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UNII-R71E988O4U · hexyl nonan-1-oate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, an eyelash conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Hexyl Pelargonate is the ester of Hexyl Alcohol and Pelargonic Acid.
Skin conditioning
Eyelash conditioning
Hair conditioning
Nail conditioning
Dispersing non-surfactant
Flavouring
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. Hexyl nonanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveHexyl Pelargonate is the ester of Hexyl Alcohol and Pelargonic Acid. It conforms to the formula
- Hexyl Pelargonate is the ester of Hexyl Alcohol and Pelargonic Acid. It conforms to the formulaSource →
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 Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.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 Hexyl nonanoate. 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 Hexyl nonanoate 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 February 8, 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.

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

Named organisations

Typical roles

Skin conditioningEyelash conditioningHair conditioningNail conditioningDispersing non-surfactantFlavouring

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