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Phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate

CAS 446253-61-8

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

446253-62-9 · 378789-55-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Aximol pse-h · Plandool-h · Plandool-s
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent, a hair conditioner and a thickener.
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

FDA GSRS classifies this ingredient as ingredient substance mixture.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActive9,12(Z,Z)-Octadecadienoic acid dimer, diester with plant sterols, isooctadecanol, hexadecanol, octadecanol and docosanol
- 9,12(Z,Z)-Octadecadienoic acid dimer, diester with plant sterols, isooctadecanol, hexadecanol, octadecanol and docosanolSource →
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 Phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate. 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 Phytosteryl/isostearyl/cetyl/stearyl/behenyl dimer dilinoleate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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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.

Catalog

Found in these products

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