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Octenylsuccinic anhydride

CAS 26680-54-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Octenylsuccinic anhydride in plain language

What it is

Also known as N-octenylsuccinic anhydride · OCTENYL-1,2-ETHANEDICARBOXYLIC anhydride · 2,5-FURANDIONE, DIHYDRO-3-(OCTEN-1-YL)- · 2,5-Furandione, dihydro-3-(octenyl)- · 2,​5-​Furandione, dihydro-​3-​(octen-​1-​yl)​- · Dihydro-3-(octen-1-yl)-2,5-furandione

Show all 10 names

Eka SA 210 · Octenyl succinic anhydride · Rikacid OSA · Succinic anhydride, octenyl-

What it does

Used in consumer products as a thickener and a lubricant.

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

Regulation

No restrictions found. Octenylsuccinic anhydride appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Hardener, Lubricating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Hardener, Lubricating agent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Octenylsuccinic anhydride 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 2014-11-26

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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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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 Octenylsuccinic anhydride in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

ThickenerLubricant
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