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Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters

CAS 71302-79-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters in plain language

What it is

Also known as Epoxidized linseed fatty acid ester · epoxidized fatty acid esters · epoxidized fatty esters · fatty acid ester/epoxidized fatty acid ester

What it does

Used in consumer products as a pH adjuster.

  • pH adjuster
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, pH regulating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, pH regulating agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters. 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 Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2021-06-08

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Fatty acids, linseed-oil, epoxidized, 2-ethylhexyl esters in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

1

Personal care

Typical roles

pH adjuster
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