Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII U6UTS77LXB · registered name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOBUTYL ETHER ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 124-17-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-685-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9027021
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID707021
- IUPAC
- 2-(2-Butoxyethoxy)ethyl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C10H20O4
- Molecular weight
- 204.266 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -32 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 247 ℃
- Flash point
- 105 ℃
- Evaporation rate
- (&, lt, 0.01
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 10.7 / 0.6 %
- Vapour pressure
- (&, lt, 0.01 mmHg at 20C)
- Water solubility
- (65 g/L at 20 C)
- Vapour density
- 7.0
- Relative density
- 0.98
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.9
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 290 ℃
- Viscosity
- 0.056 cP (20 C)
- Molecular weight
- 204.30
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 31 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.
- Solvent11
- Processing aids not otherwise specified7
- Film former5
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- Viscosity modifier1
- Fragrance1
- Intermediate1
- Deodorizer1
2 other uses
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Flow promoter1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 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 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- 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
- Wikipedia · Japanese