Definition
Ethylhexyl Ethylhexanoate is the ester of 2-ethylhexanol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid that conforms to the formula:
US FDA substance register · UNII 430RJA6715 · registered name ETHYLHEXYL ETHYLHEXANOATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- ASEAN · European Union · United Kingdom
- Restricted or banned
- ASEAN · European Union
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Canada
- Conditions of Use by product type : (a) Body lotion (b) Foot lotion (c) Face make-up
- Maximum Concentration Permitted : (a) 0.1% (b) 0.5% (c) 0.6%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1491
Restriction II/1491 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer · SCCS opinion: Opinion on the new classification of substances as carcinogenic, mutagenic or toxic to reproduction according to the Commission Regulation 790/2009
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Ethylhexanoates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name エチルヘキサン酸エチルヘキシル: 本品は、2-エチルヘキサン酸と2-エチルヘキサ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
- 7425-14-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-057-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052478
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0031051
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl 2-ethylhexanoate
- Molecular formula
- C16H32O2
- Molecular weight
- 256.43 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 0.0493 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 6.61
- Molecular weight
- 256.48
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Lubricating agent3
- Softener and conditioner3
- Intermediate1
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 21
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata