Cosmetic roles
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2-ETHYLHEXYLALINCI2-에틸헥실알Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 22174-70-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 244-815-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00897134
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501326561
- IUPAC
- 3-({[(2-Ethylhexyl)oxy]methoxy}methyl)heptane
- Molecular formula
- C17H36O2
- Molecular weight
- 272.473 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Solvent2
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard