Ingredient Dictionary

ETHYLENEDIAMINE

Ethylenediamine is an alkane-alpha,-diamine in which the alkane is ethane.

Definition

Ethylenediamine is an alkane-alpha,-diamine in which the alkane is ethane. It has a role as a GABA agonist. It derives from a hydride of an ethane.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 60V9STC53F · registered name Ethylenediamine · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Ethylenediamine is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

No declared roleNOT REPORTED

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: Canada

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Korea’s toxic-substance GHS classification: Danger · H412 (category 3) · H317 (category 1) · H334 (category 1) · +5 more

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

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

Names & identifiers

ETHYLENEDIAMINEINCI에틸렌다이아민Korean label name (MFDS standard)1,2-EthanediamineSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 107-15-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-468-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID5021881
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID501881

IUPAC: Ethane-1,2-diamine
Molecular formula: C2H8N2
Molecular weight: 60.1 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Ethylenediamine appears as a clear colorless liquid with an ammonia-like odor. Flash point of 91 °F and a melting point of 47 °F. Corrosive to tissue. Vapors are heavier than air. Produces toxic oxides of nitrogen during combustion. Density 7.5 lb / gal. Used to make other chemicals and as a fungicide. · CBI, Liquid, Other Solid
Odour: Ammonia-like
Boiling point: 241 °F at 760 mmHg (EPA, 1998) · 116-117 °C
Melting point: 46 °F (EPA, 1998) · 8.5 °C
Solubility: greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 63 °F (NTP, 1992) · Crystals, sublimes without melting, freely sol in water, practically insol in alc /Dihydrochloride/
Density: 0.898 at 77 °F (EPA, 1998) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.898 @ 25 °C/4 °C
Odour threshold: 16000 (mg/l )
pH: 11.9
Melting/freezing point: 8.5 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 116~117 ℃
Flash point: 34 ℃(c.c.)
Evaporation rate: 0.91
Flammability (solid, gas): flammable
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits: 16.6 / 2.5 %
Vapour pressure: 12.1 ㎜Hg (25℃)
Water solubility: 1X10+6 ㎎/ℓ
Vapour density: 2.07
Relative density: 0.898
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -2.04 (pH 13)
Auto-ignition temperature: 385 ℃
Decomposition temperature: -452.6 ( cal/g mol )
Viscosity: 0.0154 (25℃)
Molecular weight: 60.1

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 19 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.

Processing aids not otherwise specified3
Chemical reaction regulator3
Chelating agent2
Monomers2
Intermediate2
Soil amendments1
Lubricating agent1
Hardener1

4 other uses

Elasticizer1
Tracer1
No specific technical function1
Corrosion inhibitor1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

11 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1Classed as moderate1

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 14 studies

Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 8.2B (Category 1B)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 1
Skin Irritation · Screening
Sah
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Skin corrosion/irritation - Category 1B
Skin Irritation · Screening
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Screening
Skin Corr. 1B
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Skin sensitization - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Eye Dam. 1
Eye Irritation · Screening
Category 1
Eye Irritation · Screening