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Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol

CAS 95461-64-6

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

9009-32-9 · 1312543-76-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol in plain language

What it is

Also known as POLYGLYCERYL-10 pentastearate · Decaglyceryl pentastearate · Decaglycerin pentastearate · Decaglycerol pentastearate · Nikkol decaglyn 5-S · Nikkol decaglyn 5-SV

Show all 8 names

Sunsoft Q 185S · Sunsoft Q-185S

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a surfactant and a conditioner.

  • Emulsifier
  • Surfactant
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 70 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent).
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 70 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Surfactant (surface active agent).Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol. 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.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

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 Octadecanoic acid, pentaester with decaglycerol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

70

Named organisations

6

Personal careFood and drugBatteries

Typical roles

EmulsifierSurfactantConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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