# GLYCERYL BEHENATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_inci_glyceryl_behenate
Categories: beauty, cleaning
Functions: Emollient, Emulsifying
Identifier: DTXSID60865531

> GLYCERYL BEHENATE: Used in cosmetics as an emollient and an emulsifier. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (EU CosIng).. Compiled from 2 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 111 composition records across product categories including Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 111 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Processing aids not otherwise specified.

## 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/76196
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2013): https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/product/827072/Alba_Botanica_Fast_Fix_Sun_Stick%2C_SPF_30/

_Assessed by Greenveil._