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BENZYL GLYCOL

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 122 list it before the 1% line and 290 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 412 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 412

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 06S8147L47 · registered name Ethylene glycol monobenzyl ether · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ベンジルグリコール: 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

BENZYL GLYCOLINCI벤질글라이콜Korean label name (MFDS standard)Ethanol, 2-(phenylmethoxy)-SynonymベンジルグリコールJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
622-08-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
210-719-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
216-372-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID3060744
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID6043256
IUPAC
2-(Benzyloxy)ethan-1-ol
Molecular formula
C9H12O2
Molecular weight
152.193 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid with a faint, rose-like odor, Soluble in water, [HSDB] Colorless liquid, [MSDSonline] · WATER WHITE LIQUID
Odour
FAINT, ROSE-LIKE ODOR
Boiling point
256 °C @ 760 MM HG
Melting point
LESS THAN -75 °C
Solubility
SOL IN WATER, ALCOHOL, ETHER
Density
1.0640 @ 20 °C/4 °C
Colour
colourless, clear
Melting/freezing point
&amp, lt, -75 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
256 ℃(760 mmHg)
Flash point
129 ℃
Vapour pressure
0.02 ㎜Hg(25℃)
Water solubility
30000 ㎎/ℓ(25℃)
Vapour density
5.25
Relative density
1.06
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
0.8 (est.)
Auto-ignition temperature
351 ℃
Molecular weight
152.190

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

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.

  • Solvent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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