Ingredient Dictionary

BUTANE

Butane is a straight chain alkane composed of 4 carbon atoms.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 101 list it before the 1% line and 15 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 113 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 113

Definition

Butane is a straight chain alkane composed of 4 carbon atoms. It has a role as a food propellant and a refrigerant. It is a gas molecular entity and an alkane.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 6LV4FOR43R · registered name BUTANE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Butane, less than 0.1% w/w butadiene

Cosmetic roles

Pushes the product out (aerosol)PROPELLANT

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · United Kingdom
Restricted or banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · European Union

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Canada

Maximum Concentration Permitted : 0.1% w/w of 1,3-butadiene (106-99-0)

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 465

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Isobutane, Butane, Isopentane and Propane

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ブタン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される炭化水素である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BUTANEINCI부탄Korean label name (MFDS standard)ブタンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 106-97-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-448-7
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID7024665
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID404665

IUPAC: Butane
Molecular formula: C4H10
Molecular weight: 58.124 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: gas
Colour: colourless
Odour threshold: (2.9 - 14.6 ㎎/㎥)
Melting/freezing point: -138 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: -0.5 ℃
Flash point: -60 ℃
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: 8.4 / 1.8 %
Vapour pressure: 213.7 ㎪ (21.1℃)
Water solubility: 0.006 g/100㎖ (25℃)
Vapour density: 2.1
Relative density: 0.6
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 2.89
Auto-ignition temperature: 365 ℃
Decomposition temperature: -10840 (cal/g)
Viscosity: 7.5 (27℃, μPa s)
Molecular weight: 58.1

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 793 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.

Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents)757
No specific technical function17
Fuel4
Intermediate4
Processing aids not otherwise specified4
Fuel agents2
Sealant (barrier)2
Abrasive1

2 other uses

Energy releasers (explosives, motive propellant)1
Monomers1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard