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Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate

CAS 183476-82-6

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

296794-69-9 · 330432-22-9 · 1173893-20-3

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate · Nikkol VC-IP · (±)-ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate · Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, (±)- · L-ascorbic acid, 2,3,5,6-TETRAISOHEXADECANOATE · L-ascorbic acid, 2,3,5,6-TETRAKIS(2-HEXYLDECANOATE)
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L-ascorbic acid, TETRAKIS(2-HEXYLDECANOATE) · Vitamin c tetra-isopalmitate · (+/-)-ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate · 2,3,5,6-O-Tetra-2'-hexyldecanoyl-L-ascorbic acid · Ascorbyl tetraisopalmitate, (+/-)- · Ascorbyl tetra-2-hexyldecanoate · Ascorbyl tetrapalmitate · Bv-osc · L-Ascorbic acid, 2,3,5,6-tetrahexadecanoate · tetrahexadecanoate L-Ascorbic acid · Nikkol BV-OSC · Oristar atip · Oristar THA · Vc-ip
What it does: Used in consumer products as an antioxidant and a conditioner.
Antioxidant
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1162 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1162 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Batteries. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Softener and conditioner.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 Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate. 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 Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 13, 2011
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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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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 Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1,162

Named organisations

Personal careBatteries

Typical roles

AntioxidantConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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