Dipentaerythrityl Hexacaprylate/hexacaprate

Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

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

Emulsifying

Helps liquids that do not normally mix form a mixture.

Skin conditioning

A broad cosmetic role for maintaining skin condition. It does not identify a particular clinical benefit.

Smoothing

Helps make the skin surface feel or appear less rough.

Viscosity controlling

Adjusts how thick or fluid a product is.

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.

We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.

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

From the Serenfold edit. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

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Clinique

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Inside the formula

Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists

DIPENTAERYTHRITYL HEXACAPRYLATE/HEXACAPRATE

CAS registry number

68130-24-5

EC number

268-581-5