Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 28ON9X7M1L · registered name BUTYLOCTYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGKeeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Benzoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
BUTYLOCTYL BENZOATEINCI부틸옥틸벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 188038-97-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80940293
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID601368764
- IUPAC
- 2-Butyloctyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C19H30O2
- Molecular weight
- 290.447 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Plasticizer1
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata