The ingredient, explained

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate

C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.

EmollientAntimicrobialSkin conditioning

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Benzoic acid, C12-15 alkyl esters

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Emollient: Helps soften and smooth the skin surface.
Antimicrobial: A technical role associated with controlling microorganisms on skin.
Skin conditioning: A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

A closer look

What the research shows

Safety assessment

The panel considered animal and human toxicology and found no genotoxic signal in the available assessed data.

What this does not tell us

The group assessment uses read-across for data gaps and applies to the uses and concentrations reviewed in 2012; it does not prove clinical benefit.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 23283706 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Selective exact-identity review of 0 supplied local candidates and the targeted primary-source search recorded below. Bounded review, not a systematic search.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.