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EWG Safety Score
What Is Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate?
Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate is a mixture of texture-enhancing ingredient neopentyl glycol and grape-derived fatty acid heptanoic acid. The compound functions as a non-aqueous skin-softening agent (emollient) and formulary thickening agent.
Neopentyl glycol diheptanoate is described as a light straw-colored liquid in its raw material form.
The 2017 Cosmetic Ingredient Review report for neopentyl glycol diheptanoate concluded that it is safe for cosmetic use (they surveyed 415 products using concentrations between 1-33%).
Clinical Evidence & References
Published Research
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Parchem, Accessed March 2021, ePublication []
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Enzyme and Microbial Technology, April 2020, ePublication []
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Cosmetic Ingredient Review, November 2017, pages 1-48 []
How widely it's used
Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
Show identifiers
- INCI Name
- NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIHEPTANOATE
- EC Number
- 288-342-9 1I)/ 272-469-1 (2)
- Function
- Emollient, Skin Conditioning
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