C14-19 ALKANE
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 4604
- Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
C14-19 ALKANE: Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II, entry 764), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Solvent: dissolves other substances.
What the rules say
Prohibited only if the substance contains more than 3% (w/w) DMSO extract. This content does not appear on an ingredient list.
Hazard and risk
The CLP Regulation classifies this substance as carcinogenic, category 1B (presumed effect, established mainly from animal studies).
This classification describes what the substance can cause (a hazard), not what happens when using a product (a risk): the risk depends on the dose, the form and the route of exposure (skin, inhalation, ingestion).
The CMR classification does not apply if the substance meets an impurity limit (CLP note L, for example less than 0.1% butadiene for butane): this cannot be checked on an ingredient list.
The text of the annexes
Prohibited above an impurity threshold
CosIng links the name C14-19 ALKANE to this entry. The cases of prohibition are explained above, in “In plain words”; the official title is given below.
- Entry
- Annex II, No 764
- Substance
- Distillates (petroleum), heavy hydrocracked, if they contain > 3 % w/w DMSO extract
- CAS
- 64741-76-0
- EC
- 265-077-7
Dates in the act (10)
- Entry into force on 11 January 2010
- Application from 1 December 2010
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 1 December 2010
- Condition applicable from 11 January 2012
As from 11 January 2012, by way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, notification carried out in accordance with Article 13 of this Regulation shall be considered to comply with Article 7(3) and Article 7a(4) of that Directive
- Application from 11 January 2013
July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall apply from 11 January 2013.
- Entry into force on 11 January 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013, with the exception of: — Article 15(1) and (2) which shall apply from 1 December 2010, as well as Articles 14, 31 and 32 to the extent that they are necessary to apply Article 15(1) and (2); and — Article 16(3) second subparagraph, which shall appl
- Entry into force on 11 July 2013
- Placing on the market before 11 July 2013
Article 39 Transitional provisions By way of derogation from Directive 76/768/EEC, cosmetic products which comply with this Regulation may be placed on the market before 11 July 2013.
- Placing on the market from 11 July 2013
As from 11 July 2013, a distributor who makes available in a Member State a cosmetic product already placed on the market in another Member State and translates, on his own initiative, any element of the labelling of that product in order to comply with national law, shall submit, by electronic means, the following info
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 54891
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 64741-76-0
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 265-077-7
- Declared functions
- Solvent
The CAS number cited by CosIng also covers 1 other INCI name: it designates a family of substances, not this ingredient alone.
Classified hazard (CLP Regulation)
The harmonised classification is the one set by the European Union for the whole Union. H codes refer to the hazard statements of Annex III of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008.
Distillates (petroleum), heavy hydrocracked; Baseoil — unspecified; [A complex combination of hydrocarbons from the distillation of the products from a hydrocracking process. It consists predominantly of saturated hydrocarbons having carbon numbers in the range of C15-C39 and boiling in the range of approximately 260 oC to 600 oC (500 oF to 1112 oF).]
CMR Carc. 1B
- Hazard classes
- Carc. 1B
- Hazard statements
- H350
- CLP notes
- L
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Prohibited above an impurity threshold (Annex II)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
South Korea
- Prohibited: 디메칠설폭사이드(DMSO)로 추출한 성분을 3% 초과하여 함유하고 있는 석유 유래물질
별표 1 (prohibited substances), entry 443, page 23.
Conditions, source text, in Korean
화학물질명: Distillates (petroleum), heavy hydrocracked, if they contain>3%w/w DMSO extract (CAS No. 64741-76-0)
China
- Prohibited: 二甲基亚砜提取物含量大于 3%（w/w）的重加氢裂解的（石油）馏分 (Distillates （petroleum）, heavy hydrocracked （CAS No. 64741-76-0）, if they contain > 3 % （w/w） DMSO extract)
表1 化妆品禁用原料目录 (prohibited substances, 2021年第74号), entry 520, page 附件2 (.doc) table row 520 ; TID reprint p.20.
Brazil
- Prohibited: Destilados (petróleo), pesados do hidrocraking, se contiverem > 3% (m/m) de extrato DMSO
RDC 529/2021, Anexo (prohibited substances), entry 764, page 27.
Conditions, source text, in Portuguese
N° UE: 764
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.