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METHOXY PEG-7

Molecular structure

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII SUM33ZW82J · registered name METHOXY PEG-25 · polymer

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Polyethylene Glycol (7) Monomethyl Ether

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl PEG Ethers as used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name PEG-6メチルエーテル: 本品は、メチルアルコールのポリエチレングリコールエーテルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-7: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-10: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-16: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-25: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-40: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

JCIA labelling name メトキシPEG-100: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるエーテルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

METHOXY PEG-7INCI메톡시피이지-10Korean label name (MFDS standard)메톡시피이지-100Korean label name (MFDS standard)메톡시피이지-16Korean label name (MFDS standard)메톡시피이지-25Korean label name (MFDS standard)피이지-3메틸에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)피이지-4메틸에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)메톡시피이지-40Korean label name (MFDS standard)피이지-6메틸에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)메톡시피이지-7Korean label name (MFDS standard)피이지-7메틸에터Korean label name (MFDS standard)Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-methyl-.omega.-hydroxy-SynonymMETHOXY PEG-10SynonymMETHOXY PEG-100SynonymMETHOXY PEG-16SynonymMETHOXY PEG-25SynonymMETHOXY PEG-40SynonymPEG-3 METHYL ETHERSynonymPEG-4 METHYL ETHERSynonymPEG-6 METHYL ETHERSynonymPEG-7 METHYL ETHERSynonymメトキシPEG-7Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
9004-74-4
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID10872619
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID301778079
Molecular formula
(C2H4O)nCH4O

Measured properties

Appearance
liquid
Colour
colourless
Initial boiling point and range
200 ℃(at 760mmHg)
Vapour pressure
0.05 ㎜Hg
Vapour density
2.6
Relative density
1.094
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
-2
Viscosity
4.1 cSt(at 99℃)
Molecular weight
76.0942

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 35 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.

  • Solvent12
  • Film former8
  • Humectant8
  • Dispersing agent4
  • Processing aids not otherwise specified3

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Linked databases 15