Dimethyl ether is an ether in which the oxygen atom is connected to two methyl groups.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 29 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 29 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 29
Dr.FORHAIRAero Cooling Spray 100ml
GRAFENJeju Seawater Mega Hold Spray 100ml/250ml
amikaamika soulstruck | nourishing dry hair mask
MoroccanoilMoroccanoil Perfect Defense Heat Protectant
IGK HairIGK Hair Antisocial Dry Hair Mask
IGK HairIGK Hair Antisocial Travel
DASHUDASHU For Men Bamboo Forest Mega Hard Spray 180ml
MiseensceneStyle Care Pro Hair Spray 300ml (Natural Hold/Strong Hold)
UNOVEUNOVE Volume Up Hair Fixer 200ml
Living ProofLiving Proof Style Lab® Flex Hairspray
R+CoR+Co BALLOON Dry Volume Spray
R+CoR+Co BALLOON Dry Volume Spray - Mini
Definition
Dimethyl ether is an ether in which the oxygen atom is connected to two methyl groups.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII AM13FS69BX · registered name Dimethyl ether · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ＤＭＥ: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 115-10-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-065-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8026937
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID106937
- IUPAC
- Methoxymethane
- Molecular formula
- C2H6O
- Molecular weight
- 46.069 g/mol
Measured properties
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -141.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- -23.6 ℃
- Flash point
- -80 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 26.7 / 3.4 %
- Vapour pressure
- (5.12 hPa at 20℃)
- Water solubility
- 2.4 g/100㎖
- Vapour density
- 1.6
- Relative density
- 0.61
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.1
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 350 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 46.1
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 26 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.
- Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents)17
- Sealant (barrier)3
- Viscosity modifier3
- Solvent2
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Dimethyl ether market to hit $14.4bn by 2025 · 2019
- Valorizing Ginseng Residues using Dimethyl Ether: Recovering Functional Lipids and Ginsenosides · 2026
- Discovery of pinoresinol dimethyl ether as a natural PDE4 inhibitor with anti-psoriatic effects. · 2025
- Extracting phospholipids from gum using liquified dimethyl ether versus supercritical fluid carbon dioxide · 2025
- Polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene dimethyl ether (EPDME) random copolymer improves lipid structural ordering in stratum corneum of an epidermal‐equivalent model as seen by two‐photon microscopy · 2021
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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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