Glycerol monolactate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    26855-41-4

    Molecular formula
    C6H12O5

    SMILES
    CC(C(=O)OCC(CO)O)O

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  • Odor profile

    Fragrance
    Odorless 49.43%
    Buttery 48.54%
    Caramellic 47.11%
    Sweet 39.11%
    Milky 29.74%
    Creamy 27.61%
    Fruity 24.92%
    Fatty 24.38%
    Ethereal 24.23%
    Alcoholic 22.48%

     

    Flavor
    Odorless 61.22%
    Sweet 36.47%
    Creamy 32.17%
    Very mild 31.88%
    Sweet-like 28.76%
    Buttery 28.57%
    Mild 25.69%
    Fruity 25.5%
    Waxy 23.63%
    Bland 23.12%

     

    Odor impact est.
    Low

  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    -1.4

    pKa est.
    6.05 (neutral)

    Molecular weight
    164.16 g/mol

    Vapor pressure est.

    • hPa @ 20°C
    • hPa @ 25°C

    Evaporation rate
    Ultra slow

    Boiling point est.
    364°C

    Flash point

    • 163.16 ˚C est.

  • Synonyms

    • Glycerol monolactate
    • Glyceryl lactate
    • 26855-41-4
    • 21SCZ524S9
    • RefChem:922328
    • 248-060-9
    • 2,3-dihydroxypropyl 2-hydroxypropanoate
    • 6295-07-4
    • Glycerol 1-lactate
    • 1-Glyceryl monolactate
    • Lactic acid, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester
    • 37S3P0R5E4
    • NSC-11794
    • Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, 2,3-dihydroxypropyl ester
    • UNII-21SCZ524S9
    • glycerol lactate
    • EINECS 248-060-9
    • BRN 1705684
    • AI3-19725
    • GLYCERYL 1-LACTATE
    • 2,3-dihydroxypropyl lactate
    • GLYCEROL, 1-LACTATE
    • SCHEMBL320232
    • UNII-37S3P0R5E4
    • SCHEMBL7887053
    • DTXSID00949642
    • RSGINGXWCXYMQU-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • NSC11794
    • NSC 11794
    • 3-03-00-00493 (Beilstein Handbook Reference)
    • Q27256695
    • 26855-41-4

  • Applications

    Glycerol monolactate (CAS 26855-41-4) is an ester of glycerol and lactic acid and is commonly used as a surfactant and emulsifier with humectant and emollient characteristics. In practice, it is used in cosmetics and personal care as an emulsifier and moisturizer; in food processing as an emulsifier and texture/moisture stabilizer; in cleaning products and industrial formulations as a surfactant and stabilizing additive; and it may be used as a processing aid or additive in plastics/polymers, depending on local regulations and formulation limits.

    gpt-5-nano

  • Solubility @25˚C

    Solvent Solubility (g/L)
    ethanol 126.67
    methanol 551.08
    isopropanol 42.87
    water 1615.9
    ethyl acetate 6.53
    n-propanol 54.27
    acetone 33.26
    n-butanol 35.51
    acetonitrile 16.93
    DMF 1057.45
    toluene 1.46
    isobutanol 25.63
    1,4-dioxane 59.84
    methyl acetate 8.91
    THF 47.11
    2-butanone 11.13
    n-pentanol 15.27
    sec-butanol 26.39
    n-hexane 0.64
    ethylene glycol 588.11
    NMP 463.14
    cyclohexane 4.03
    DMSO 1835.66
    n-butyl acetate 4.52
    n-octanol 8.04
    chloroform 2.79
    n-propyl acetate 4.98
    acetic acid 330.45
    dichloromethane 6.78
    cyclohexanone 32.07
    propylene glycol 285.8
    isopropyl acetate 4.13
    DMAc 398.81
    2-ethoxyethanol 149.12
    isopentanol 23.44
    n-heptane 1.76
    ethyl formate 26.81
    1,2-dichloroethane 7.79
    n-hexanol 10.1
    2-methoxyethanol 432.21
    isobutyl acetate 2.41
    tetrachloromethane 1.14
    n-pentyl acetate 3.88
    transcutol 154.56
    n-heptanol 7.73
    ethylbenzene 1.72
    MIBK 6.55
    2-propoxyethanol 52.58
    tert-butanol 54.25
    MTBE 9.3
    2-butoxyethanol 33.87
    propionic acid 66.76
    o-xylene 3.84
    formic acid 1527.36
    diethyl ether 6.48
    m-xylene 2.36
    p-xylene 2.45
    chlorobenzene 1.59
    dimethyl carbonate 18.18
    n-octane 0.81
    formamide 1182.45
    cyclopentanone 41.97
    2-pentanone 9.97
    anisole 7.59
    cyclopentyl methyl ether 14.77
    gamma-butyrolactone 65.72
    1-methoxy-2-propanol 160.37
    pyridine 16.6
    3-pentanone 7.29
    furfural 108.47
    n-dodecane 0.57
    diethylene glycol 163.59
    diisopropyl ether 2.24
    tert-amyl alcohol 38.54
    acetylacetone 20.81
    n-hexadecane 0.6
    acetophenone 12.86
    methyl propionate 13.93
    isopentyl acetate 4.37
    trichloroethylene 8.51
    n-nonanol 6.88
    cyclohexanol 30.37
    benzyl alcohol 19.79
    2-ethylhexanol 5.93
    isooctanol 6.24
    dipropyl ether 5.84
    1,2-dichlorobenzene 2.85
    ethyl lactate 19.6
    propylene carbonate 26.55
    n-methylformamide 396.52
    2-pentanol 13.19
    n-pentane 1.14
    1-propoxy-2-propanol 29.13
    1-methoxy-2-propyl acetate 11.7
    2-(2-methoxypropoxy) propanol 40.58
    mesitylene 2.74
    ε-caprolactone 33.29
    p-cymene 2.58
    epichlorohydrin 35.59
    1,1,1-trichloroethane 1.56
    2-aminoethanol 432.73
    morpholine-4-carbaldehyde 323.25
    sulfolane 269.23
    2,2,4-trimethylpentane 0.93
    2-methyltetrahydrofuran 20.56
    n-hexyl acetate 6.72
    isooctane 0.47
    2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol 54.65
    sec-butyl acetate 2.57
    tert-butyl acetate 6.79
    decalin 1.07
    glycerin 593.4
    diglyme 108.0
    acrylic acid 124.77
    isopropyl myristate 2.9
    n-butyric acid 45.62
    acetyl acetate 6.36
    di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate 8.37
    ethyl propionate 5.0
    nitromethane 243.39
    1,2-diethoxyethane 11.61
    benzonitrile 7.32
    trioctyl phosphate 6.17
    1-bromopropane 2.08
    gamma-valerolactone 127.0
    n-decanol 5.15
    triethyl phosphate 6.83
    4-methyl-2-pentanol 7.02
    propionitrile 7.98
    vinylene carbonate 29.72
    1,1,2-trichlorotrifluoroethane 113.16
    DMS 8.26
    cumene 1.94
    2-octanol 4.14
    2-hexanone 5.37
    octyl acetate 4.47
    limonene 4.25
    1,2-dimethoxyethane 115.04
    ethyl orthosilicate 5.94
    tributyl phosphate 5.83
    diacetone alcohol 34.91
    N,N-dimethylaniline 12.75
    acrylonitrile 19.69
    aniline 9.49
    1,3-propanediol 308.31
    bromobenzene 1.11
    dibromomethane 3.44
    1,1,2,2-tetrachloroethane 9.67
    2-methyl-cyclohexyl acetate 6.4
    tetrabutyl urea 13.1
    diisobutyl methanol 5.04
    2-phenylethanol 10.54
    styrene 1.82
    dioctyl adipate 8.02
    dimethyl sulfate 69.44
    ethyl butyrate 5.63
    methyl lactate 58.16
    butyl lactate 12.49
    diethyl carbonate 4.3
    propanediol butyl ether 56.57
    triethyl orthoformate 6.73
    p-tert-butyltoluene 2.68
    methyl 4-tert-butylbenzoate 19.31
    morpholine 99.97
    tert-butylamine 18.86
    n-dodecanol 4.17
    dimethoxymethane 116.73
    ethylene carbonate 21.48
    cyrene 75.74
    2-ethoxyethyl acetate 8.22
    2-ethylhexyl acetate 3.17
    1,2,4-trichlorobenzene 3.95
    4-methylpyridine 11.75
    dibutyl ether 3.92
    2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanol 5.04
    DEF 67.75
    dimethyl isosorbide 46.5
    tetrachloroethylene 9.15
    eugenol 26.3
    triacetin 15.11
    span 80 34.4
    1,4-butanediol 118.77
    1,1-dichloroethane 1.91
    2-methyl-1-pentanol 12.29
    methyl formate 197.58
    2-methyl-1-butanol 24.29
    n-decane 0.84
    butyronitrile 8.3
    3,7-dimethyl-1-octanol 6.82
    1-chlorooctane 1.85
    1-chlorotetradecane 0.96
    n-nonane 0.86
    undecane 0.67
    tert-butylcyclohexane 0.67
    cyclooctane 1.77
    cyclopentanol 40.97
    tetrahydropyran 16.66
    tert-amyl methyl ether 9.84
    2,5,8-trioxanonane 84.84
    1-hexene 1.15
    2-isopropoxyethanol 46.2
    2,2,2-trifluoroethanol 148.69
    methyl butyrate 10.54

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IFRA standard 51

Recommendation
No restriction
Maximum acceptable concentrations in the finished product (%)
Category 1
Products applied to the lips
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Rinse-off products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 2
Products applied to the axillae
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Leave-on products applied to the hair with some hand contact
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Category 3
Products applied to the face/body using fingertips
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Products with significant anogenital exposure
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Category 4
Products related to fine fragrance
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Products with body and hand exposure, primarily rinse off
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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
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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
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