How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII C2F7JHI12L · registered name DIETHYLHEXYL MALEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Warning · H411 (category 2) · H400 (category 1)
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name マレイン酸ジオクチル: 本品は、マレイン酸（＊）と２－エチルヘキシルアルコールのジエステルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name マレイン酸ジエチルヘキシル: 本品は、マレイン酸（＊）と２－エチルヘキシルアルコールのジエステルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 142-16-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-524-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2027094
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID007094
- IUPAC
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) (2Z)-but-2-enedioate
- Molecular formula
- C20H36O4
- Molecular weight
- 340.504 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Wet Solid, Liquid · Liquid, [Hawley] Colorless liquid, [MSDSonline]
- Boiling point
- 164 °C @ 10 MM HG
- Melting point
- -60 °C
- Solubility
- INSOL IN WATER
- Density
- 0.9436
- Flash point
- 160 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 10 ㎩
- Water solubility
- 12.8 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 11.7
- Relative density
- 0.94 (g/cm3)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 310 ℃ (1013hPa)
- Molecular weight
- 340.56
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 17 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.
- Plasticizer7
- Softener and conditioner5
- Intermediate2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Soil amendments1
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (75%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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
- Wikipedia · English