Ethyl cellulose is a glycoside.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 69 list it before the 1% line and 24 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 88 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 88
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Definition
Ethyl cellulose is a glycoside.
Source: PubChem
Cellulose, ethyl ether
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Amended Safety Assessment of Cellulose and Related Cellulose Polymers
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name エチルセルロース: 本品は、セルロース（＊）のエチルエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9004-57-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0049608
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid · solid
- Melting point
- 151 °C
- Solubility
- 5.93e-07 mg/mL at 25 °C
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 240~255 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000000000037 ㎜Hg(at 25℃)
- Relative density
- 1.07 (1.07-1.18)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 5.50
- Molecular weight
- 246.31
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 36 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.
- Thickening agent13
- Pharmaceutical excipient (EPA)4
- Binder4
- Processing aids not otherwise specified3
- Film former3
- Fragrance3
- Flavouring and nutrient2
- Viscosity modifier2
2 other uses
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Study the Variables Affecting Formulation of Ethylcellulose-based Microsponges Loaded with Clobetasol · 2023
- Electrospun chitosan//ethylcellulose-vitamin E//ethylcellulose-curcumin tri-chamber eccentric Janus nanofibers for a joint antibacterial and antioxidant performance. · 2024
- Comparison between Ethylcellulose and Polymethacrylate Topical Nanosponges Loaded with Butenafi ne Hydrochloride · 2023
- Cetuximab-loaded Ethylcellulose Polymeric Nanoparticles Decorated with Octreotide (SY) · 2020
- Influence of the ethanol/dichloromethane ratio on the preparation of microsponges composed of ethylcellulose and Eudragit or HPMCphthalate for hydrophilic drug delivery · 2020
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- 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
- 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
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Japanese