Propane is a gas molecular entity and an alkane.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 78 list it before the 1% line and 15 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 88 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 88
René FurtererNaturia Dry Shampoo 200ml
KloraneDry Shampoo 150ml 2 Types (Cool Sebum / No Sebum)
TitaniaFoot Odor Spray 200ml
KloraneNettle No-Sebum Dry Shampoo 150ml
AriulAriul Smooth & Pure Ice Cooling Deo Spray 150ml Mandarin Citrus
AriulAriul Smooth & Pure Ice Cooling Deo Spray 150ml Cloud Woody
OLAPLEXOLAPLEX No.4D Clean Volume Detox Dry Shampoo Full Size
philosophyphilosophy Fresh Cream Dry Shampoo
IGK HairIGK Hair Direct Flight Dry Shampoo
IGK HairIGK Hair Direct Flight Travel
IGK HairIGK Hair First Class Dry Shampoo
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Definition
Propane is a gas molecular entity and an alkane. It has a role as a food propellant.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII T75W9911L6 · registered name PROPANE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Isobutane, Butane, Isopentane and Propane
Reviewed by CIR: Annual Review of Cosmetic Ingredient Safety Assessments - 2002/2003
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Isobutane, Isopentane, n-Butane, and Propane
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name プロパン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される炭化水素である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 74-98-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-827-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5026386
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID006386
- IUPAC
- Propane
- Molecular formula
- C3H8
- Molecular weight
- 44.097 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Propane appears as a colorless gas with a faint petroleum-like odor. It is shipped as a liquefied gas under its vapor pressure. For transportation it may be stenched. Contact with the unconfined liquid can cause frostbite by evaporative cooling. Easily ignited. The vapors are heavier than air and a flame can flash back to the source of leak very easily. The leak may be either a liquid or vapor lea · Liquid, Gas Vapor, CBI
- Odour
- Odorless [Note: A foul smelling odorant is often added when used for fuel purposes].
- Boiling point
- -43.8 °F at 760 mmHg (USCG, 1999) · -42.1 °C at 1 atm
- Melting point
- -305.9 °F (USCG, 1999) · -187.6 °C
- Solubility
- 0.01 % (NIOSH, 2024) · Slightly soluble in acetone, soluble in ethanol, very soluble in ethyl ether, benzene, chloroform
- Density
- 0.59 at -58 °F (USCG, 1999) - Less dense than water, will float · 0.493 at 25 °C
- Viscosity
- 8.3 uPa.s at 300K, 10.9 uPa.s at 400K, 13.4 uPa.s at 500K, 15.8 uPa.s at 600K
- Colour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- -189.7 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- -42 ℃
- Flash point
- -105 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 9.5 / 2.1 %
- Vapour pressure
- 840 ㎪ (at 25 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 1.55 ()
- Relative density
- 0.5853 (at -45 C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 2.36
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 450 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 44.11
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 1,010 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.
- Propellants, non-motive (blowing agents)986
- Intermediate4
- Processing aids not otherwise specified4
- Fuel4
- Fuel agents2
- Refrigerants2
- Sealant (barrier)2
- Dispersing agent1
5 other uses
- Adhesion/cohesion promoter1
- Energy releasers (explosives, motive propellant)1
- Monomers1
- Plasticizer1
- Corrosion inhibitor1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Isobutane, Isopentane, Butane, and Propane · 2024
- The Additive Influence of Propane-1,2-Diol on SDS Micellar Structure and Properties · 2021
- Extraction of Kiwifruit Seed (Actinidia Deliciosa) Oil Using Compressed Propane · 2016
- Phase equilibrium engineering of jojoba oil extraction with mixed-CO2 + propane solvent · 2013
- Frostbite by Liquefied Propane Gas-A Case Report · 2004
Linked databases 21
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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)
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