What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 2EH13UN8D3 · 등록명 BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE · 단일 화학물질

Are there usage precautions?

자외선 차단제에서 자주 사용되는 성분으로, 자외선 필터의 안정성을 높이고 사용감을 개선합니다.

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Ingredient Dictionary

BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 505 list it before the 1% line and 7 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 506 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 506

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 2EH13UN8D3 · registered name BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Amended Safety Assessment of Salicylic Acid and Salicylates as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Salicylic Acid, Butyloctyl Salicylate, Calcium Salicylate, C12-15 Alkyl Salicylate, Capryloyl Salicylic Acid, Hexyldodecyl Salicylate, Isocetyl Salicylate, Isodecyl Salicylate, Magnesium Salicylate, MEA-Salicylate, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Potassium Salicylate, Methyl Salicylate, Myristyl Salicylate, Sodium Salicylate, TEA-Salicylate, and Tridecyl Salicylate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name サリチル酸ブチルオクチル: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるサリチル酸（＊）のエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BUTYLOCTYL SALICYLATEINCI부틸옥틸살리실레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, 2-hydroxy, 2-butyloctyl esterSynonymサリチル酸ブチルオクチルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 190085-41-7
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID10940549
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID401369011

IUPAC: 2-Butyloctyl 2-hydroxybenzoate
Molecular formula: C19H30O3
Molecular weight: 306.446 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 3 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
Solvent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low5

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 5 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: Draize (Procedures for the appraisal of the toxicity of chemicals in foods, drugs, and cosmetics. VIII. Dermal toxicity, Food Drug Cosmetic Law J. 10:722-731, 1955).
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) Dated July 17, 1992 according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) Annex to Directive 92/69/EEC (OJ No. L383A, 29.12.92)
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) dated July 1992 according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) EEC directive 92/69/EEC
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: US Federal Hazardous Substance Act, 16 CFR 1500.41 according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: US Federal Hazardous Substance Act, 16 CFR 1500.42 (a)(b)(c) according to