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Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate

CAS 67762-74-7

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

69226-99-9 · 11138-60-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Trimethylolpropane decanoate octanoate · Caprylic acid, capric acid, trimethylolpropane ester · Lexfeel 21 · Puresyn 3E20 · Ronester 101 · Salacos TP-810

Show all 11 names

Stepan 3T · Trimethylolpropane octanoate decanoate · Trimethylolpropane, caprylate caprate triester · synthetic base oils. % wt: 10.00-19.99 · synthetic base oils. percentage (wt): 10.00-19.99.

What it does

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

  • Emollient
  • Skin conditioning
  • 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. Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveDecanoic acid, mixed esters with octanoic acid and 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethly)-1,3-propanediol
    • Decanoic acid, mixed esters with octanoic acid and 2-ethyl-2-(hydroxymethly)-1,3-propanediolSource →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • 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 Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate. 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 Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2020-11-27

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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 Trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

4

Named organisations

3

Raw materials

Typical roles

EmollientSkin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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