How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII TWG3GKC3M9 · registered name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL MONOSTEARATE · single chemical substance
2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl octadecanoate
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Re-review Summary of PEG Stearates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEG-2, -6, -8, -12, -20, -32, -40, -50, -100, and -150 Stearates
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ステアリン酸ＰＥＧ－２: 本品は、ステアリン酸（＊）のポリエチレングリコールエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 106-11-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-363-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4041862
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2021862
- IUPAC
- 2-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)ethyl octadecanoate
- Molecular formula
- C22H44O4
- Molecular weight
- 372.59 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dry Powder · White crystalline solid, [Chem Service MSDS]
- Colour
- white
- Vapour density
- 12.86
- Molecular weight
- 372.59
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 7 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)3
- Opacifer2
- Emulsifier2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 18
- 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
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata