How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 15 list it before the 1% line and 7 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 22 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 22
Live TintedLive Tinted HUEGUARD® Glotion Mineral Sunscreen Broad Spectrum SPF 50
Krave BeautyKrave Beauty 24 Carrot Retinal
Supergoop!Supergoop! PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 30 with Vitamin C
Supergoop!Supergoop! PLAY Antioxidant Body Mist SPF 50 with Vitamin C
Krave BeautyKrave Beauty 24 Carrot Retinal
Dr. SquatchDr. Squatch Amber Solstice Spray Sunscreen
Dr. SquatchDr. Squatch Coconut Castaway Spray Sunscreen
EltaMDEltaMD UV Lip Balm Broad Spectrum SPF 36
ILIAILIA Sun Serum Mineral Sunscreen SPF 50
First Aid BeautyFirst Aid Beauty Hydrating Sunscreen Milk with Colloidal Oatmeal Broad Spectrum SPF 45
Summer FridaysSummer Fridays ShadeDrops Broad Spectrum SPF 30 Mineral Milk Sunscreen
Supergoop!Supergoop! PLAY Mineral Lotion SPF 30
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 5B8915UELW · registered name Ethyl Ferulate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
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 フェルラ酸エチル: 本品は、フェルラ酸（＊）とエタノール（＊）のエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4046-02-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 223-745-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID001021502
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801506566
- IUPAC
- Ethyl 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C12H14O4
- Molecular weight
- 222.24 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Antioxidant2
- Preservative1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 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 1 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Feruloyl Esterase (LaFae) from Lactobacillus acidophilus: Structural Insights and Functional Characterization for Application in Ferulic Acid Production · 2023
- Systematic review and technological prospection: ethyl ferulate, a phenylpropanoid with antioxidant and neuroprotective actions · 2019
- The Lipase-catalyzed Synthesis of Ethyl Ferulate · 2016
- Novel Feruloyl Esterase from Lactobacillus fermentum NRRL B-1932 and Analysis of the Recombinant Enzyme Produced in Escherichia coli · 2016
- Lipase-catalyzed preparation of mono- and diesters of ferulic acid · 2015
Linked databases 13
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata