Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3IT10X9MHO · registered name 2-N-DIBUTYLAMINOETHANOL · 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
- 102-81-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-057-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2024953
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID904953
- IUPAC
- 2-(Dibutylamino)ethan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C10H23NO
- Molecular weight
- 173.3 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dibutylaminoethanol is a colorless liquid with a mild fishlike odor. Flash point 200 °F. Toxic by ingestion and skin absorption. Used to make other chemicals. · Liquid
- Boiling point
- 435 to 450 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 222-232 °C
- Melting point
- -70 °C
- Solubility
- less than 1 mg/mL at 64 °F (NTP, 1992) · Solubility in water at 20 °C: poor
- Density
- 0.85 (NTP, 1992) - Less dense than water, will float · Relative density (water = 1): 0.9
- Colour
- colourless
- pH
- 10.3
- Melting/freezing point
- -70 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 222~232 ℃
- Flash point
- 90 ℃(c.c.)
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 0.9 / 0.5 %
- Vapour pressure
- 3.4 ㎪
- Water solubility
- 0.4 g/100㎖
- Vapour density
- 6
- Relative density
- 0.9
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.86 (25 °C)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 165 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 173.3
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- pH regulating agent1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
6 skin studies and 2 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 8 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 1A-1C
Skin Irritation · Screening - Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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