How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Cellulose, ethyl ether, 2-hydroxyethyl ether
US FDA substance register · UNII ZDN57Z154K · registered name HYDROXYETHYL ETHYLCELLULOSE · polymer
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 エトキシヒドロキシエチルセルロース: 本品は、エチルセルロース（＊）のエチレングリコールエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
JCIA labelling name ヒドロキシエチルエチルセルロース: 本品は、エチルセルロース（＊）のエチレングリコールエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9004-58-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80894828
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 6-7
- Flash point
- &, gt, 150 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 0.8 / 0.6 %
- Vapour density
- 11.0
- Relative density
- 1.12
- Auto-ignition temperature
- (&, gt, 150℃)
- Molecular weight
- 318.233
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 28 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 agent8
- Emulsifier4
- Binder3
- Film former3
- Dispersing agent3
- Viscosity modifier2
- Sizing agent2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
2 other uses
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Stabilizing agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- 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
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English