Ethyl stearate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    111-61-5

    Molecular formula
    C20H40O2

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCC
    OO

    Safety labels

    Irritant
    Irritant

    Retention indicies (RI)

    • DB5: 2195.0
    • Carbowax: 2460.0

  • Odor profile

    waxy 78.3%
    fatty 73.91%
    oily 64.09%
    sweet 40.0%
    creamy 36.57%
    fruity 28.16%
    dairy 27.38%
    odorless 26.64%
    soapy 22.9%
    buttery 22.17%

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    8.9 Well soluble in IPP, DOA, IPM

    Molecular weight
    312.5 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • 0 hPa @ 20°C
    • 0 hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Melting point expt.

    • 33.4 °C

    Boiling point

    • 213.00 to 215.00 °C. @ 15.00 mm Hg

    Solubility expt.

    • Soluble in ethanol and oils, insoluble in water

  • Synonyms

    • ETHYL STEARATE
    • 111-61-5
    • Ethyl octadecanoate
    • Stearic acid ethyl ester
    • Octadecanoic acid, ethyl ester
    • Ethyl n-octadecanoate
    • Stearic acid, ethyl ester
    • Dicyclohexylammonium sulfate
    • FEMA No. 3490
    • NSC 8919
NaN -Infinity

IFRA Standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
 No restriction Category 7A
Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
 No restriction Category 7B
Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
 No restriction
Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
 No restriction Category 8
Products with significant anogenital exposure
 No restriction
Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
 No restriction Category 9
Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
 No restriction
Category 5A
Body lotion products applied to the body using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10A
Household care products with mostly hand contact
 No restriction
Category 5B
Face moisturizer products applied to the face using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 10B
Household care products with mostly hand contact, including aerosol/spray products (with potential leave-on skin contact)
 No restriction
Category 5C
Hand cream products applied to the hands using the hands (palms), primarily leave on
 No restriction Category 11A
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate without UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 5D
Baby Creams, baby Oils and baby talc
 No restriction Category 11B
Products with intended skin contact but minimal transfer of fragrance to skin from inert substrate with potential UV exposure
 No restriction
Category 6
Products with oral and lip exposure
 No restriction Category 12
Products not intended for direct skin contact, minimal or insignificant transfer to skin
 No restriction

Botanical

Name CAS Botanical Proportion
Genet absolute 1 8023-80-1 Spartium junceum L., fam. Leguminosae (Papilionaceae) 3.67%
Narcissus tazetta absolute 2 8023-75-4 Narcissus tazetta L., fam. Amaryllidaceae 0.1%
Nigella sativa seed Nigella sativa L., fam. Ranunculaceae 0.21%
Osmanthus absolute 68917-05-5 Osmanthus fragrans (Thunb.) Lour., fam. Oleaceae 0.5%
Etrog, leaf Citrus medica L., cultivar ethrog Engl., fam. Rutaceae 0.15%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 3 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Valencia late, fam. Rutaceae 0.21%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 1 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Jaffa (Shamouti), fam. Rutaceae 0.13%
Orange leaf, sweet (Israel) 2 Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck, cultivar Ruby (Blood orange), fam. Rutaceae 0.07%
Hedychium coronarium flower (Japan) Hedychium coronarium Koenig, fam. Zingiberaceae 0.01%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 1 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Balady, fam. Rutaceae 0.06%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 2 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Yussuf Effendy, fam. Rutaceae 0.09%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 3 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Dancy, fam. Rutaceae 0.25%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 4 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Maya, fam. Rutaceae 0.87%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 5 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Clementine, Rutaceae 0.01%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 6 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Michal, fam. Rutaceae 0.53%
Mandarin leaf (Petitgrain mandarin.) (Israel) 7 Citrus reticulata Blanco, cultivar Nectarine, fam. Rutaceae 0.16%
Ambrette seed (China) 8015-62-1 Hibiscus abelmoschus L. (Abelmoschus moschatus Moench), fam. Malvaceae 0.11%
Coriander fruit (Finland) 1 8008-52-4 Coriandrum sativum L., fam. Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) 2.1%
Elaeagnus angustifolia flower absolute (China) Elaeagnus angustifolia L., fam. Elaeagnaceae 0.86%
Pineapple pulp Ananas comosus (L.) Merr., fam. Bromeliaceae 0.12%
Geneps fruit (Cuba) Melicocca bijuga L., fam. Sapindaceae 0.1%
Calamintha nepeta (France) Calamintha nepeta (L.) Savi ssp. nepeta, fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae) 0.01%