Ethyl nicotinate is a member of pyridines and an aromatic carboxylic acid.
Definition
Ethyl nicotinate is a member of pyridines and an aromatic carboxylic acid.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII NIJ3H353YH · registered name ETHYL NICOTINATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ニコチン酸エチル: 本品は、ナイアシン（＊）とエタノール（＊）とのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 614-18-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 210-370-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9046526
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7026526
- IUPAC
- Ethyl pyridine-3-carboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C8H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 151.165 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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.
- Fragrance4
- Softener and conditioner3
- Flavouring and nutrient1
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
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Effect of the barrier function of stratum corneum and viable epidermis and dermis on the skin concentration of topically applied chemicals. · 2025
- Anti‐inflammatory activity of Pseudopterosins by laser doppler blood flow evaluation · 2009
- Analysis of skin disposition and metabolism of ethyl nicotinate after topical application using dual agar gel disc-inserted rats. · 2008
- Utility of a three-dimensional cultured human skin model as a tool to evaluate the simultaneous diffusion and metabolism of ethyl nicotinate in skin. · 2004
- Comparison of skin transport and metabolism of ethyl nicotinate in various species. · 2004
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- 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