Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1G0G2TK41H · registered name 2-Ethylaminoethanol · 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
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 110-73-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-797-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9021922
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID301922
- IUPAC
- 2-(Ethylamino)ethan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C4H11NO
- Molecular weight
- 89.138 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -90 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 169.5 ℃
- Flash point
- 71 ℃((o.c.))
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 11.7 / 1.6 %
- Vapour pressure
- (&, lt, 1.0 mmHg (20 ℃))
- Vapour density
- 3.06
- Relative density
- 0.914
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.66
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 330 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 89.14
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 2 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.
- pH regulating agent1
- Intermediate1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 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 5 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - Category 8.2C (Category 1C)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- 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