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OCTENE

CAS 111-66-0
28

Safety score · 0–100

Caution

Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.

About

OCTENE is a cosmetic ingredient used in product formulation. Exercise caution due to limited available safety data.

Octene is an eight-carbon unsaturated hydrocarbon (C8H16) that exists as a volatile liquid. Like other simple alkenes, it functions mainly as an industrial solvent or intermediate. It is not listed in EU cosmetic restriction annexes but also has no established cosmetic function or safety data. Any presence in cosmetics would typically be as an impurity rather than an intentional additive.

Known concerns

  • Volatile compound with no cosmetic function established
  • Lack of skin safety data
  • May appear as trace impurity

References

EU

EU CosIng database

European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.

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