# C18-21 ALKANE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_c18_21_alkane
Categories: beauty
Functions: Solvent
Identifier: C18-21 ALKANE

> C18-21 ALKANE: Used in cosmetics as a solvent. Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records. Compiled from 1 published data source.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern: not yet assessed
- Is it a concern? We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — C18-21 Alkane is a mixture of alkanes with 18 to 21 carbons in the alkyl chain. Restriction: II/875
Distillates (petroleum), hydrotreated middle, except if the full refining history is known and it can be shown that the substance from which it is produced is not a carcinogen.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/54903

_Assessed by Greenveil._