4-n-Butylresorcinol is a member of resorcinols.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 5 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
8 of 8 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
ModeloDerma Brightening Bio Cellulose Mask Pack 1 Sheet
ModeloDerma White Anti-Aging Cream
ROVECTINROVECTIN Vita Double Toning Cream
ModeloDerma White Emulsion
ModeloStem Cell Peptide Lifting Cream
ModeloStem Cell Peptide Lifting Essence
ModeloStem Cell Peptide Lifting Toner
ModeloStem Cell Peptide Lifting Eye Cream
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2IK4UQ3ZGA · registered name 4-BUTYLRESORCINOL · single chemical substance
4-n-Butylresorcinol is a member of resorcinols.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ４－ブチルレゾルシノール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 18979-61-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID50172403
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7094894
- IUPAC
- 4-Butylbenzene-1,3-diol
- Molecular formula
- C10H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 166.22 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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 1 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vitro · Screening · according to other guideline: Substance tested in Sens-It-Iv programme
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Co-delivery of loaded 4-butylresorcinol and licochalcone A in a supramolecular system for synergistic permeation and whitening effects. · 2026
- Synergistic Skin Penetration Enhancement by a Combination of Tetrahydropiperine, 2,3‐Butanediol, and Hydrolyzed Glycosaminoglycans · 2026
- Self-Assembly 4-Butylresorcinol Deep Eutectic Solvent Nanoparticles for Efficient Transdermal Delivery and Whitening · 2025
- Thiamidol (isobutylamido thiazolyl resorcinol): A Highly Specific Human Tyrosinase Inhibitor for the Treatment of Hyperpigmentation · 2025
- Efficacy and tolerability of a depigmenting gel serum comprising tranexamic acid, niacinamide, 4‐butylresorcinol, phytic acid, and a mixture of hydroxy acids that targets the biological processes regulating skin melanogenesis · 2024
Linked databases 16
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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