Petroleum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 6ZAE7X688J · registered name LIQUID PETROLEUM · biological origin (no fixed structure)
Petroleum. A complex combination of hydrocarbons. It consists predominantly of aliphatic, alicyclic and aromatic hydrocarbons. It may also contain small amounts of nitrogen, oxygen and sulfur compounds. This category encompasses light, medium, and heavy petroleums, as well as the oils extracted from tar sands. Hydrocarbonaceous materials requiring major chemical changes for their recovery or conversion to petroleum refinery feedstocks such as crude shale oils, upgraded shale oils and liquid coal fuels are not included in this definition / Petroleum gases, liquefied. A complex combination of hydrocarbons produced by the distillation of crude oil. It consists of hydrocarbons having carbon numbers predominantly in the range of C3 through C7 and boiling in the range of approximately -40[0]C to 80[0]C (-40[0]F to 176[0]F)
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan · United Kingdom
Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 763
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments: 2005/2006
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 石油揮発物: 本品は、石油から得られる揮発性炭化水素の混合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8002-05-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-298-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3027669
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- -30~30 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- -1~565 ℃
- Flash point
- &, lt, 20 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 5 / 0.7 %
- Vapour density
- (&, gt, 1)
- Relative density
- (0.8~1 (15℃))
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2~6 (est.)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 220 ℃
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 8 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.
- Solvent4
- Fuel3
- Defoamer1
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
- Category 3
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Category 2B
Eye Irritation · Screening - Serious eye damage/eye irritation - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Petroleum distillate solvents as risk factors for undifferentiated connective tissue disease (UCTD). · 1999
- Poisons affecting the skin · 2020
- 754 exposures to reed diffusers reported to the United Kingdom National Poisons Information Service 2010–2014 · 2016
- Toxicity of cleaning agents for removal of grease from wounds. · 1990
- An evaluation of the epidermal carcinogenic potential of cutting fluids · 1990
Linked databases 21
- ASEAN Cosmetic Directive
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU prohibited substances (Annex II)
- IARC carcinogen classification
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata 2