Tetradecane
AKA “629-59-4, N-TETRADECANE, DTXSID1027267, NSC-72440, 03LY784Y58, DTXCID707267, CHEBI:41253, RefChem:6294, 211-096-0”
Synthetic
Ingredient Facts
Tetradecane
AKA: 629-59-4, N-TETRADECANE, DTXSID1027267, NSC-72440, 03LY784Y58, DTXCID707267, CHEBI:41253, RefChem:6294, 211-096-0
Synthetic · Skin Conditioning · EWG: 2
Synthetic
Skin Conditioner
Synthetic
Clean
Tetradecane is a straight chain alkane consisting of 14 carbon atoms. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite.
Solubility In water, 3.3X10-4 mg/L at 25 °C
Formula
C14H30
Mol. Weight
198.39
CAS #
629-59-4
Form
Oil
State
N-tetradecane is a colorless liquid. Must be preheated before ignition can occur. (NTP, 1992)
See origin →
Functions
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Softens & Smooths
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
General
Percutaneous absorption and skin irritation upon low-level prolonged dermal exposure to nonane, dodecane and tetradecane in hairless rats.
Babu RJ, Chatterjee A, Ahaghotu E, Singh M
Toxicology and industrial health, 2004
Polyglyceryl-10 Eicosanedioate/Tetradecanedioate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Polyglyceryl-10 Tetradecanedioate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Tetradecane
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Comparative in vivo toxicity of topical JP-8 jet fuel and its individual hydrocarbon components: identification of tridecane and tetradecane as key co
Muhammad F, Monteiro-Riviere NA, Riviere JE
Toxicologic pathology, 2005
Verified Jun 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR