Ingredient Dictionary

ETHYL ACRYLATE

Ethyl Acrylate can cause cancer according to an independent committee of scientific and health experts.

Definition

Ethyl Acrylate can cause cancer according to an independent committee of scientific and health experts.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 71E6178C9T · registered name Ethyl acrylate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps a film flexiblePLASTICISER

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · China · European Union · International fragrance standard (IFRA) · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · IFRA fragrance standards · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H319 (category 2) · H317 (category 1) · H412 (category 3) · +6 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 435

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II/435 · 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 アクリル酸エチル: 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

ETHYL ACRYLATEINCI에틸아크릴레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)2-Propenoic acid, ethyl esterSynonymアクリル酸エチルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 140-88-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 205-438-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID4020583
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID00583

IUPAC: Ethyl prop-2-enoate
Molecular formula: C5H8O2
Molecular weight: 100.117 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Ethyl acrylate, stabilized appears as a clear colorless liquid with an acrid odor. Flash point 60 °F. May polymerize exothermically if heated or contaminated. If the polymerization takes place inside a container, the container may rupture violently. Auto ignition temperature 721 °F (383 °C) (NTP). Less dense than water. Vapors heavier than air. Used to make paints and plastics. · Liquid, Large Crystals
Odour: Acrid penetrating odor · Sour, pungent, hot plastic odor
Boiling point: 211.6 °F at 760 mmHg (NTP, 1992) · 99.4 °C
Melting point: -96.2 °F (NTP, 1992) · -71.2 °C
Solubility: 10 to 50 mg/mL at 70 °F (NTP, 1992) · Slightly soluble in dimethyl sulfoxide, soluble in chloroform, miscible in ethanol, ethyl ether
Density: 0.923 at 68 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float
Colour: colourless
Melting/freezing point: -71 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 99 ℃
Flash point: 9 ℃
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: 14 / 1.4 %
Vapour pressure: 3.8 ㎪(20℃)
Water solubility: 1.5 g/100㎖(20 ℃)
Vapour density: 3.45
Relative density: 0.92
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.32
Auto-ignition temperature: 345 ℃
Viscosity: 0.54 cP
Molecular weight: 100.11582

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 18 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.

Monomers4
Surfactant (surface active agent)2
Flavouring and nutrient2
Binder1
Plasticizer1
Cleaning agent1
Fragrance1
Elasticizer1

5 other uses

Degradant/impurity (EPA)1
Solvent1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Catalyst1
Intermediate1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

11 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate2

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 14 studies

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Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Skin sensitization - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening
Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Category 2A
Eye Irritation · Screening
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across