Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 9A18Z78Q73 · registered name DIETHYLBENZENE (MIXED ISOMERS) · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DIETHYLBENZENEINCIBenzene, diethyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25340-17-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 246-874-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4027866
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID001516799
- Molecular formula
- C10H14
What products actually use it for
What the 10 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.
- Ion exchange agent3
- Fragrance3
- Intermediate2
- Heat transferring agent1
- Degradant/impurity (EPA)1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating2Classed as low1
The study conclusions largely agree (67%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 7 studies
- Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-5 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to other guideline: TSCA Part 772.112-25 (EPA, Proposed Health Effects Test Standard for TSCA Test Rules, Primary Dermal Irritation Study) according to - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Ambiguous
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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