Tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate is a benzoate ester.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 378539Q830 · registered name TRIETHYLHEXYL TRIMELLITATE · single chemical substance
Tri-2-ethylhexyl trimellitate is a benzoate ester.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Trialkyl Trimellitates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name トリメリト酸トリエチルヘキシル: 本品は、トリメリト酸と２－エチルヘキシルアルコールのトリエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3319-31-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 222-020-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9026265
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID806265
- IUPAC
- Tris(2-ethylhexyl) benzene-1,2,4-tricarboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C33H54O6
- Molecular weight
- 546.789 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Melting/freezing point
- &, lt, -50 ℃ ((223 °K))
- Initial boiling point and range
- 283 ℃(at 4 hPa)
- Flash point
- 254 ℃
- Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- 2.5 / 0.26 %
- Vapour pressure
- 0.000028 ㎪ (&, lt, 2.8 x 10-4 hPa at 100 °C)
- Water solubility
- 100 ㎎/ℓ (25 °C)
- Vapour density
- 18
- Relative density
- 0.987 ( 0.987-0.990 g/cm3 at 20 °C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 5.94 (at 25 °C)
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 410 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 546.87
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 34 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.
- Plasticizer25
- Softener and conditioner5
- Lubricating agent2
- Pigment1
- Solvent1
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
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Substances Act as described in the Federal Register, Section 1500.41 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations - 16 CFR P 124 equivalent or similar to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Federal Substances Act as described in the Federal Register, Section 1500.41 Federal Hazardous Substances Act Regulations - 16 CFR P 125 equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 19
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- PubMed
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata