Tetradecane
AKA “N-TETRADECANE, NSC-72440, DTXCID707267, RefChem:6294”
Synthetic
Ingredient Facts
Tetradecane
AKA: N-TETRADECANE, NSC-72440, DTXCID707267, RefChem:6294
Synthetic · Emollient · EWG: 4
Synthetic
Emollient
Skin Conditioner
Synthetic
Clean
A lightweight oil that softens and smooths skin without feeling heavy or greasy, helping to lock in moisture and improve texture.
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
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
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
Melanin-Rich Skin
Suitable
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 Feb 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR