Definition
2-Ethyl-2-Oxazoline Homopolymer
US FDA substance register · UNII I765I75FT2 · registered name POLYETHYLOXAZOLINE (200000 MW) · polymer
Cosmetic roles
Holds hair in placeHAIR FIXINGHolds powders togetherBINDINGLeaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMINGAbsorbs water or oilABSORBENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
POLYETHYLOXAZOLINEINCI폴리에틸옥사졸린Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25805-17-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID001011056
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.
- Film former1
- Hair fixative (EPA)1
- Binder1
- Absorbent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 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