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PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE

Molecular structure

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 8D8I9Z0F1Z · registered name PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Propylene Glycol Esters as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ジエチルヘキサン酸PG: 本品は、2-エチルヘキサン酸とプロピレングリコール(PG(*))とのジエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATEINCI프로필렌글라이콜다이에틸헥사노에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)ジエチルヘキサン酸PGJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
93981-97-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
301-185-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID50869169
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID00817190
IUPAC
Propane-1,2-diyl bis(2-ethylhexanoate)
Molecular formula
C19H36O4
Molecular weight
328.493 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 1 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.

  • Softener and conditioner1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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 1 studies
  • SkinIrr2
    Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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