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HYDROXYCAPRYLIC ACID

羟基辛酸

Also known as dl-2-Hydroxyoctanoic acid

CAS 617-73-2EC 210-524-3PubChem CID 94180

SKIN CONDITIONINGRoutine

What it is and how it is used

CIR 安全评估:Final Report: Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids and Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics

Status in national inventories

China · Inventory of existing ingredients05273按照《化妆品安全技术规范》要求使用
EU · CosIng34484功能 SKIN CONDITIONING

Matched on the exact INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. The latest official text prevails.

Regulatory status by market Prohibited / restricted / permitted — listing is not approval

Asia-Pacific

MarketStatusConditions (as published)Source
KoreaMFDSRestricted화장품 사용제한 원료구분: 한도; 표준명: 하이드록시카프릴릭애씨드; CASNo: 617-73-2; 이명: 2-Hydroxycaprylic Acid, 2-Hydroxyoctanoic Acid, Octanoic Acid, 2-Hydroxy-; 영문명: Hydroxycaprylic Acidkr-mfdsC · Official source

Public regulatory text on file for 1 jurisdiction(s), covering 1 countries / territories once regional blocs are expanded. Other markets have no public data here — absence is neither approval nor prohibition. Table updated 2026-09-22.

Compiled from publicly published regulatory texts; conditions are reproduced as published, neither rewritten nor translated. The latest official announcement of the target market prevails — this table is a compiled reference, not a compliance conclusion. Matched on the INCI name; salts, esters and synonyms may be missed. Usability and labelling are for the brand and its responsible person to verify against the full text.

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Functions from EU CosIng and the China inventory; irritancy, comedogenicity and rating are our internal reading, not a regulatory conclusion. Structure and molecular data from PubChem.

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