Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII KM1E1216WR · registered name 2-CARBOXYETHYL ACRYLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アクリル酸カルボキシエチル: 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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 24615-84-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-359-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2027834
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID807834
- IUPAC
- 3-[(Prop-2-enoyl)oxy]propanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C6H8O4
- Molecular weight
- 144.126 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 9 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.
- Monomers2
- Photosensitive agent2
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter2
- Softener and conditioner1
- Solids separation (precipitating) agent, not other1
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 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 4 studies
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2
- 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