Skip to content

GREENVEIL

  • beauty
  • cleaning
  • industrial
  • pharma

Tricaprilin

CAS 114355-15-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

538-23-8

Tricaprilin chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tricaprilin in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Tricaprylin”.

Also known as Tricaprylin · Glyceryl tricaprylate · Axona · Caprylic triglyceride · 2,3-di(octanoyloxy)propyl octanoate · Caprylic acid triglyceride

Show all 30 names

Octanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester · Propane-1,2,3-triyl trioctanoate · Tricaprylic glyceride · AC-1202 · AC-1204 · CER-0001 · Caprylin · Captex 8000 · Coconad RK · Glycerin tricaprylate · Glycerol tricaprylate · Glycerol trioctanoate · Glyceryl trioctanoate · Miglyol 808 · Maceight · Octanoic acid, 1,1',1''-(1,2,3-PROPANETRIYL) ester · Octanoic acid triglyceride · Octanoin, tri- · Panacete 800 · Rato · Tricaprylyl glycerin · Tricaprylyl glycerol · Trioctanoylglycerol · trioctanoin

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent and a fragrance ingredient.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Perfuming
  • Fragrance
  • Humectant
  • Solvent
  • 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. Tricaprilin appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries — 2 administration routes
    • Route: EPIDURAL; Dosage form: INJECTION, SUSPENSION, LIPOSOMAL; Maximum daily exposure: 1 mgSource →
    • Route: INFILTRATION; Dosage form: INJECTABLE, LIPOSOMAL; Potency: 0.2 %w/vSource →
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 389 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 389 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner, Fragrance.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 Tricaprilin. 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 Tricaprilin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (2)
Openfda substance

about-axona.com

Read →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

389

Named organisations

6

Personal careRaw materials

Typical roles

Skin conditioningPerfumingFragranceHumectantSolventConditioner
See products using Tricaprilin →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

See all 24 →Find products without it →