ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE

Description: ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE — lightweight emollient.

All Functions: lightweight emollient

Quick Facts:

• Category: emollient
• Comedogenic Rating: 2/5

Proven Benefits At A Glance:

• ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE is a poorly water-soluble liquid chemical
• Research has studied how to improve its biodegradability in testing conditions
• No consumer skincare benefits are established in available research abstracts

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.

🧪 ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE

ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE

CAS Number: 60209-82-7

Also Known As: —

Category: emollient

EC Number: 262-108-6

Korean Name: 아이소데실네오펜타노에이트

Propanoic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-, isodecyl ester

ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE is an emollient ingredient used in skincare formulations.

🌍 Regulatory Status

📊 Comedogenicity

2/5

📚 Research & Evidence

🔬 The Science

ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE is a liquid chemical that doesn’t dissolve easily in water. A 2016 study published in Environmental Science and Pollution Research International examined this ingredient as part of research into how poorly water-soluble substances break down in the environment. The study wasn’t about skincare benefits—it was about environmental biodegradation testing methods. Researchers compared different preparation techniques to improve how microorganisms could access and break down the chemical during laboratory testing. For this liquid ingredient specifically, the methods that worked best were adsorption onto silica gel and ultrasonic dispersion (Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2016). The available research does not provide information about how this ingredient functions in skincare products, its safety profile for skin use, or any cosmetic benefits it may offer.

If you’re curious about why this ingredient is in your skincare product, that information would need to come from the product manufacturer’s own documentation or other sources beyond the scientific literature reviewed here.

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

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.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

🧴 Products Containing ISODECYL NEOPENTANOATE

• Mate 150 Vontades
• Deliplus Sérum facial reparador Micro Cápsulas
• Nu Skin Nutricentials, day dream protective cream
• nautilus
• revlon colorstay full coverage
• The Ordinary www.THEORDINARY.COM
• babyganics Kids SPF 50 Mineral Sunscreen
• Supergoop Play Everyday Lotion SPF 50 with Sunflower Extract
• Cetaphil Cetaphil Pro Oil Absorbing Moisturizer SPF 30
• Cosmia Cosmia pure soin matifiant
• Cosmia Soin contour des yeux anti rides au Collageneer
• Cosmia Crème hydratante sensitive
• Cosmia Cosmia – crème de nuit – 40 + anti rides au collageneer® – tous types de peaux – 50ml
• René FURTERER 5 sens
• Filorga Filorga Hydra Filler 50ML
• Bepanthen Soleil Crème Minérale bébé
• Neutrogena Stick labial
• L’Oréal, L’Oreal Consumer products, L’Oréal Paris Nude Magique BB Powder (Peau claire)
• Rimmel BB cream radiance 9 en 1 SPF 25 – 00? très claire
• Rimmel BB cream radiance 9 en 1 SPF 20 – 001 claire

📄 Related Research

Matched by search — not necessarily verified support for every statement above.

• Sweetlove C et al. (2016). Evaluating the ready biodegradability of two poorly water-soluble substances: comparative approach of bioavailability improvement methods (BIMs). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int.