The ingredient, explained
Dicaprylyl Carbonate
Dicaprylyl Carbonate has published research relevant to cosmetic safety assessment.
Ingredient guide
What it is and what it does
Carbonic Acid, Dicaprylyl Ester
About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗
- Emollient
- Helps soften and smooth the skin surface.
- 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 final assessment reviews toxicology and formulation tolerance for six named carbonates, requiring nonirritating formulation.
What this does not tell us
Institutional final report released in 2017, with group read-across and historical use/concentration conditions. It is not a clinical efficacy trial.
Sources for this summary. Published source ↗
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.
Read the 1 selected study
Safety assessment
Safety Assessment of Dialkyl Carbonates as Used in Cosmetics ↗
· 2017
Follow the formula
Products containing this ingredient
From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.
Names and identifiers
Registry identity
Carbonic Acid, Dicaprylyl Ester
- INCI name on ingredient lists
- DICAPRYLYL CARBONATE
- CAS registry number
- 1680-31-5
- EC number
- 434-850-2
Sources for this ingredient record
- EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗ · ODbL 1.0 (Open Beauty Facts database) · Recorded Aug 8, 2026