Ethyl Benzoate is the ester of ethyl alcohol and Benzoic Acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 10 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
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Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII J115BRJ15H · registered name ETHYL BENZOATE · single chemical substance
Ethyl Benzoate is the ester of ethyl alcohol and Benzoic Acid. It conforms to the formula:
Ethyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by condensation of benzoic acid and ethanol. It is a volatile oil component found in ripe kiwifruit, cranberry juice, and palm kernel oil. It has a role as a volatile oil component, a flavouring agent and a fragrance. It is an ethyl ester and a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · Japan · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.5% (expressed as acid)
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.5 % (acid)
Taiwan
- 0.5%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.5% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction V/1a · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Benzoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 安息香酸エチル: 本品は、安息香酸（＊）のエチルエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 93-89-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-284-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3038696
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1018696
- IUPAC
- Ethyl benzoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 150.177 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colorless refractive liquid with an aromatic odor, [Merck Index]
- Boiling point
- 75.50 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 212 °C
- Melting point
- -34 °C
- Solubility
- 0.72 mg/mL at 25 °C · insoluble in water, glycerol, soluble in organic solvents, oils
- Density
- 1.043-1.050 · 1.048 @ 20°C
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -34 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 211~213 ℃
- Flash point
- 93 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.276 ㎜Hg (25℃)
- Water solubility
- 720 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
- Vapour density
- 5.17
- Relative density
- 1.050
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.32
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 490 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 150.18
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 45 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.
- Fragrance40
- Preservative2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 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
- Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- A new antifungal benzoic acid ester from Uvaria narum · 2018
- Synthesis, Antimalarial, Antileishmanial, and Cytotoxicity Activities and Preliminary In Silico ADMET Studies of 2-(7-Chloroquinolin-4-ylamino)ethyl Benzoate Derivatives · 2023
- Formulation and Evaluation of Polyherbal Facial Scrub · 2022
- Volatile compounds in different parts of the fruit Psidium guajava L. cv. "Media China" identified at distinct phenological stages using HS-SPME-GC-QTOF/MS. · 2018
- Physiological state influences the antennal response of Anastrepha obliqua to male and host volatiles · 2017
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- 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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