What does Caprylyl pyrrolidone do?

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a foaming agent and a hair conditioner.

Is Caprylyl pyrrolidone safe?

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

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Caprylyl pyrrolidone

CAS 2687-94-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Caprylyl pyrrolidone in plain language

What it is: Also known as 1-Octyl-2-pyrrolidone · N-Octylpyrrolidone · 1-Octylpyrrolidin-2-one · Agsolex 8 · 1-n-Octyl-2-pyrrolidone · 1-octyl-2-pyrrolidinone
Show all 19 names
2-pyrrolidinone, 1-octyl · Flexidone 100 · N-(N-Octyl)-2-pyrrolidinone · N-Octyl-2-Pyrrolidone · N-Octyl-2-pyrrolidinone · N-Octylpyrrolidinone · N-n-Octyl-2-pyrrolidone · N-n-Octylpyrrolidone · NOctylbutyrolactam · Oristar opd · Pyrrolidone, N-octyl- · Surfadone lp 100 · Ynr-nop
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent, a foaming agent and a hair conditioner.
Cleansing
Foaming
Hair conditioning
Surfactant
Solvent
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. Caprylyl pyrrolidone appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solvent, Plasticizer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 16 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Cleaning products and household care, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solvent, Plasticizer.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 Caprylyl pyrrolidone. 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 Caprylyl pyrrolidone 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 october 22, 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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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

yrspec.com

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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 Caprylyl pyrrolidone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Cleaning and safetyCleaning products and household careHome maintenance

Typical roles

CleansingFoamingHair conditioningSurfactantSolvent

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