C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE - Skin Care Ingredients Curated By Mia Seilern

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Description: C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE — lightweight emollient, spreading agent.

All Functions: lightweight emollient, spreading agent

Quick Facts:

Category: emollient
Comedogenic Rating: 2/5

Safety: Generally Low ConcernResearch confidence: Fair

Safety tier is a starting heuristic from regulatory status and comedogenic rating, not a dermatological verdict — see our Terms for the full disclaimer. Research confidence reflects how many real cited studies back this ingredient, not the strength of their findings.

Pregnancy safe

🧪 C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE

C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE

CAS Number: 68411-27-8

Also Known As: —

Category: emollient

EC Number: 270-112-4

Korean Name: C12-15알킬벤조에이트

Benzoic acid, C12-15 alkyl esters

C12-15 ALKYL BENZOATE is an emollient ingredient used in skincare formulations.

lightweight emollientspreading agent

🌍 Regulatory Status

EU: No restriction on fileUS: No restriction on file

📊 Comedogenicity

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2/5

📚 Research & Evidence

PUBMED CITATIONS

Data sources: EU CosIng PubMed

🔬 The Science

No data yet

A deeper research write-up hasn’t been generated for this ingredient yet.

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

97%

Sensitive

90%

Oily

97%

Dry

93%

Combination

90%

Acne-prone

96%

Normal

Derived from this ingredient’s irritancy potential and comedogenicity rating against the needs of each skin type — e.g. oily and acne-prone skin are marked down for pore-clogging ingredients, sensitive skin for irritants. A starting heuristic, not a dermatological verdict.