How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII LZU6ET206Z · registered name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOPHENYL ETHER · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ＰＥＧ－２フェニルエーテル: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 104-68-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-227-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0051528
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1030078
- IUPAC
- 2-(2-Phenoxyethoxy)ethan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C10H14O3
- Molecular weight
- 182.219 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Colorless liquid, [MSDSonline]
- Colour
- colourless
- Initial boiling point and range
- 296 ℃
- Flash point
- 161 ℃(c.c.)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.12 ㎩ (@ 25 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 35 g/ℓ (@ 20 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 6.29
- Relative density
- 1.11 (@ 20 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 1.35 (@ 20 ℃)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 456 ℃ (@ 98.5 kPa, calc.)
- Viscosity
- 40 cSt (@ 20 ℃)
- Molecular weight
- 182.22
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Solvent3
- Cleaning agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 4 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) U.S. EPA Health Effects Test Guidelines, OPPTS 870.2500 (1998), JMAFF 12-Nouan-8147, November 2000, Official Journal of the European Communities. Methods for the Determination of Toxicity, Part B.4 (Skin Irritation), Directive 2004/73/EC, 29 April 2004. according to - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) U.S. EPA Health Effects Test Guidelines, OPPTS 870.2400 (1998), JMAFF 12-Nouan-8147, November 2000 and Official Journal of the European Communities. Methods for the Determination of Toxicity, Part B.5 (Eye Irritation), Directive 2004/73/EC, 29 April 2004. according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata