The ingredient, explained

Dibutyl Adipate

A published safety assessment explicitly covers DIBUTYL ADIPATE.

EmollientFilm formingPlasticiserSkin conditioningSolvent

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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

Dibutyl adipate

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

Emollient: Helps soften and smooth the skin surface.
Film forming: Leaves a continuous layer on skin, hair or nails after application.
Plasticiser: Makes another material softer or easier to deform.
Skin conditioning: A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.
Solvent: Dissolves other ingredients in a formula.

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 assessment supports the described cosmetic conditions; undiluted dibutyl adipate produced erythema in animal testing.

What this does not tell us

Published safety assessment, not an efficacy trial. Its conclusion is limited to the reported cosmetic uses and concentrations, and relies partly on group read-across where individual data are missing. It does not establish current regulatory status or guarantee tolerance for every formulation. The old initial report is superseded by expanded data in this assessment.

Sources for this summary. DOI 10.1177/1091581812447203 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Read exact local candidate abstracts first; select identity-relevant papers; targeted primary PubMed/publisher searches. This is not an exhaustive systematic review.