Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII M55ILZ78FS · registered name 2-ETHYLHEXYL PIVALATE · single chemical substance
2-Ethylhexyl pivalate
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ネオペンタン酸エチルヘキシル: 本品は、ネオペンタン酸と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
ETHYLHEXYL NEOPENTANOATEINCI에틸헥실네오펜타노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ネオペンタン酸エチルヘキシルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 16387-18-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 240-437-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70936882
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID201365475
- IUPAC
- 2-Ethylhexyl 2,2-dimethylpropanoate
- Molecular formula
- C13H26O2
- Molecular weight
- 214.349 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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