Definition
Cellulose methyl ether, 2-hydroxyethyl ether
US FDA substance register · UNII 12OT2LF5QH · registered name HYMETELLOSE (350 MPA.S) · 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 メチルヒドロキシエチルセルロース: 本品は、ヒドロキシエチルセルロース（＊）のメチルエーテルである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9032-42-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID001009742
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
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 23 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 agent9
- Humectant6
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter4
- Stabilizing agent1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Film former1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- 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
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2 3 4
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English