4-Ethylresorcinol is a member of resorcinols.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
4-Ethylresorcinol is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
4-Ethylresorcinol is a member of resorcinols.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 8YE81T06D5 · registered name 4-ETHYLRESORCINOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Dyes hairHAIR DYEINGInhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
4-ETHYLRESORCINOLINCI4-에틸레조시놀Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2896-60-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 220-777-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5062689
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2037897
- IUPAC
- 4-Ethylbenzene-1,3-diol
- Molecular formula
- C8H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 138.166 g/mol
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate2
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 2 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- 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)
- Wikidata