Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4VS908W98L · registered name Diethylhexyl terephthalate · 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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name テレフタル酸ジエチルヘキシル: 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
- 6422-86-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 229-176-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7027625
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID507625
- IUPAC
- Bis(2-ethylhexyl) benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C24H38O4
- Molecular weight
- 390.564 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -48 ℃( -4.80E+01℃)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 383 ℃
- Flash point
- 238 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.0000214 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 4 ㎎/ℓ (20℃)
- Vapour density
- 13.5 ((air=1))
- Relative density
- 0.9835 ( @ 20/20 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 8.390
- Viscosity
- 63 cP (25℃)
- Molecular weight
- 390.62
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 85 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.
- Plasticizer48
- Catalyst18
- Binder9
- Softener and conditioner5
- Dye3
- Fragrance1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 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 3 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 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
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