Glycol Dilaurate

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  • Identifiers

    CAS number
    624-04-4

    Molecular formula
    C26H50O4

    SMILES
    CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OCCOC(=O)CCCCCCCCCCC

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  • Properties

    XLogP3-AA
    10.3

    Molecular weight
    426.7 g/mol

  • Synonyms

    • Glycol dilaurate
    • 624-04-4
    • Ethylene dilaurate
    • Lauric acid, ethylene ester
    • Ethylene glycol didodecanoate
    • Dodecanoic acid, 1,2-ethanediyl ester
    • 9O691KKR2A
    • NSC-406565
    • DTXSID0060779
    • Dodecanoic acid, 1,1'-(1,2-ethanediyl) ester
    • RefChem:1086081
    • DTXCID2043327
    • 210-827-0
    • Ethylene glycol dilaurate
    • 2-dodecanoyloxyethyl dodecanoate
    • Ethylene laurate
    • 9005-02-1
    • PEG 600 DILAURATE
    • ethane-1,2-diyl didodecanoate
    • UNII-9O691KKR2A
    • Oxydi-2,1-ethanediyl dodecanoate
    • EINECS 210-827-0
    • NSC 406565
    • AI3-03485
    • Lauric acid ethylene ester
    • UNII-9G87YOO1GV
    • UNII-FC11NGP7E6
    • UNII-FQ9T18W7BU
    • UNII-4U29QAW23A
    • UNII-8N26TNM70C
    • UNII-9J99P5NN1F
    • UNII-KCR71CW036
    • UNII-TWV5J70L88
    • GLYCOL DILAURATE [MI]
    • SCHEMBL461558
    • UNII-CF607I8E19
    • UNII-K881554QIN
    • SCHEMBL10486906
    • 1,2-Didodecanoyl ethylene glycol
    • ZVUNTIMPQCQCAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
    • Dodecanoic acid,2-ethanediyl ester
    • Lauric acid, 1,2-ethanediyl ester
    • NSC406565
    • FD172079
    • DB-054155
    • NS00013712
    • D-4250
    • Q27272813
    • 9005-02-1

  • Applications

    Glycol Dilaurate (CAS 624-04-4) is a diester of lauric acid with a glycol; in cosmetics and personal care it is used as a mild nonionic surfactant, an emulsifier and an emollient; in skin and hair care it improves slip and spreadability; in shampoos and cleansers it can act as a pearlescent agent and texture modifier; in household cleaning products it functions as a surfactant and helps stabilize emulsions and disperse fragrance oils; in industrial applications it may serve as a processing aid or plasticizer in certain polymer formulations, subject to formulation limits and local regulations.

    gpt-5-nano

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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