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DI-C12-13 alkyl malate

CAS 149144-85-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

DI-C12-13 alkyl malate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-, DI-C12-13-BRANCHED alkyl esters · DI-C12-13 alkyl hydroxybutandioate · Hydroxybutanedioic acid, DI-C12-13 alkyl esters · Cosmacol emi

What it does

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

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. DI-C12-13 alkyl malate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveButandioic acid, hydroxy-, bis-(C12-13-alkyl) esters
    • Butandioic acid, hydroxy-, bis-(C12-13-alkyl) estersSource →
  • 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 DI-C12-13 alkyl malate. 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 DI-C12-13 alkyl malate 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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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 →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

ulprospector.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.

Catalog

Found in these products

Cosmetic and personal-care products that list DI-C12-13 alkyl malate are shown first. Their ingredient lists include DI-C12-13 alkyl malate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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