Ingredient Dictionary

ETHYLENE BRASSYLATE

Ethylene brassylate is a macrolide.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 13 list it before the 1% line and 44 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 57 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 57

Definition

Ethylene brassylate is a macrolide.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 9A87HC7ROD · registered name ETHYLENE BRASSYLATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCEListed as giving skin or hair a good feel (vague CosIng category)TONIC

Safety & regulatory references

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ブラシル酸エチレン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される環状エステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ETHYLENE BRASSYLATEINCI에틸렌브라실레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)1,4-Dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dioneSynonymブラシル酸エチレンJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 105-95-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-347-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID1044774
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID9024774

IUPAC: 1,4-Dioxacycloheptadecane-5,17-dione
Molecular formula: C15H26O4
Molecular weight: 270.369 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Liquid, Dry Powder, CBI · Liquid
Boiling point: 138.00 to 142.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg · 138-142 °C (1 mm Hg)
Melting point: 0 - 7 °C
Solubility: insoluble in water, soluble in alcohol · 1 mL in 1 mL alcohol (in ethanol)
Density: 1.040-1.045
Melting/freezing point: 71.08 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 138~142 ℃
Flash point: 93.3 ℃
Vapour pressure: 0.000000438 ㎜Hg
Relative density: 1.042
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 4.71 (est.)
Molecular weight: 270.41

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 246 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.

Fragrance235
Deodorizer6
Flavouring and nutrient3
Humectant2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

5 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low2

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 9 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)
Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Classification not possible
Skin Irritation · Screening
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vitro / ex vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 437 (Bovine Corneal Opacity and Permeability Test Method for Identifying Ocular Corrosives and Severe Irritants) [before 26 July 2013] according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening