Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII R00STP10PR · registered name N,N-BIS(2-HYDROXYETHYL)-4-TOLUIDINE · 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 ジヒドロキシエチルトルイジン: 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
- 3077-12-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 221-359-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0044650
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8024650
- IUPAC
- 2,2'-[(4-Methylphenyl)azanediyl]di(ethan-1-ol)
- Molecular formula
- C11H17NO2
- Molecular weight
- 195.262 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White powder with a slight odor, [3M MSDS] · solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 42~62 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 297~340 ℃
- Flash point
- 196 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- (&, lt, 0.1 mmHg at 20 C)
- Relative density
- 1.0723 ()
- Molecular weight
- 195.26
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 6 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.
- Chemical reaction regulator2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Chain transfer agent1
- Catalyst1
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 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 2 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
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
- 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