Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII K5APE098ZI · registered name ETHYLENEDIAMINE TETRAETHANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 140-07-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-396-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2041917
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0021917
- IUPAC
- 2,2',2'',2'''-(Ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)tetra(ethan-1-ol)
- Molecular formula
- C10H24N2O4
- Molecular weight
- 236.312 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid · Clear yellow liquid, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
- Molecular weight
- 184.31
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 7 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.
- Viscosity modifier2
- Corrosion inhibitor2
- Intermediate1
- Chelating agent1
- pH regulating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 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 2 studies
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- 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
- 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)
- Wikidata