What does Aluminum caprylate do?

Used in cosmetics as an anticaking agent, an emulsion stabiliser and an opacifier.

Is Aluminum caprylate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
industrial

Aluminum caprylate

CAS 6028-57-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aluminum caprylate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Aluminium trioctanoate · Aluminum octoate · Aluminum octylate · Borchigel os-al · Octanoic acid, aluminum SALT(3:1) · aluminum tris(octanoate)
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Aluminum Tri(n-Octanoate) · Aluminum trioctanoate · DB-253766 · Octanoic acid, aluminum salt (3:1) · UNII-448A74816G · Varolysfqdgfmv-uhfffaoysa-k · aluminum octanoate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an anticaking agent, an emulsion stabiliser and an opacifier.
Anticaking
Emulsion stabilising
Opacifying
Viscosity controlling
Emulsifier
Thickener
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. Aluminum caprylate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier, Opacifer.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier, Emulsifier, Opacifer.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 Aluminum caprylate. 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 Aluminum caprylate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated January 7, 2008
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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 Aluminum caprylate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Typical roles

AnticakingEmulsion stabilisingOpacifyingViscosity controllingEmulsifierThickener

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