Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII QG9D646GG4 · registered name DIISOBUTYL MALEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISERMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
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
DIISOBUTYL MALEATEINCI2-Butenedioic acid, (Z)-, bis(2-methylpropyl) esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 14234-82-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 238-102-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9065734
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401474547
- IUPAC
- Bis(2-methylpropyl) (2Z)-but-2-enedioate
- Molecular formula
- C12H20O4
- Molecular weight
- 228.288 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 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.
- Plasticizer4
- Softener and conditioner2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard