Propylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether can cause cancer according to The National Toxicology Program.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 03077MV85B · registered name PROPYLENE GLYCOL T-BUTYL ETHER · single chemical substance
Propylene glycol mono-t-butyl ether can cause cancer according to The National Toxicology Program.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ＰＧ－ｔ－ブチルエーテル: 本品は、ｔ－ブチルアルコールのプロピレングリコールエーテルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 57018-52-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8025967
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID905967
- IUPAC
- 1-tert-Butoxypropan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C7H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 132.203 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Coalescing agent1
- Solvent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 3 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 5 studies
- Not classified
Skin Sensitization · Screening - Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening - Eye Dam. 1
Eye Irritation · Authoritative - Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 17
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IARC carcinogen classification
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- US National Toxicology Program reports
- Wikidata