Official EU label nameGlossary entry 10075

ETHYL LACTATE

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:97-64-3

EC:202-598-0

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ETHYL LACTATE

Cosmetic functions: PERFUMING, SOLVENT

Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester

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ETHYL LACTATE

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name ETHYL LACTATE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 97-64-3

CAS 97-64-3PubChem CID 7344

Ethyl Lactate

Ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate is the ethyl ester obtained of 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. It has a role as a metabolite. It is an ethyl ester, a secondary alcohol and a lactate ester. It is functionally related to a 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate

Molecular formula: C5H10O3
Molecular weight: 118.13 g/mol
Exact mass: 118.062994177 Da
XLogP3: 0.2
Topological polar surface area: 46.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

SolactolActylolAcytolEthyl 2-hydroxypropionatePropanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl esterLactate d'ethyle2-Hydroxypropanoic acid ethyl esterEthyl alpha-hydroxypropionate

16 more reported names

FEMA No. 2440Ethylester kyseliny mlecneF3P750VW8IPURASOLV ELSVERTECBIO ELNSC-8850CHEBI:78321(+-)-Ethyl 2-hydroxypropionateRefChem:138976(+-)-ETHYL LACTATE202-598-0Lactic acid, ethyl esterLactic Acid Ethyl EsterDL-Ethyl LactateEusolvanethyl DL-lactate

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:78321
ChEMBL:CHEMBL3186323
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6029127
PubMed:23107710
PubMed:23051061
PubMed:23001898
PubMed:22956312
PubMed:22550936
PubMed:22480297
PubMed:22426220
PubMed:22416693
PubMed:22362713
PubMed:22322527
PubMed:22227025
PubMed:22158441

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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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