Official EU label nameGlossary entry 10144

ETHYLCELLULOSE

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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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:9004-57-3

Ingredient index records:

ETHYLCELLULOSE

Cosmetic functions: BINDING, FILM FORMING, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Cellulose, ethyl ether

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2 matched or reported names

ETHYLCELLULOSEethylcellulose

Official name structure and source evidence

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Structured interpretation of the official EU INCI label

Matchedlabel-analysis-v1 · EU 2025/1175

The official label identifies a biological source material and its stated preparation or plant part.

Identity type inferred from wording: biological_material

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Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 9004-57-3

CAS 9004-57-3PubChem CID 24832091

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Ethyl cellulose is a glycoside. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 2-[4,5-diethoxy-2-(ethoxymethyl)-6-methoxyoxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxyoxane-3,4-diol

Molecular formula: C20H38O11
Molecular weight: 454.5 g/mol
Exact mass: 454.24141202 Da
XLogP3: -1.5
Topological polar surface area: 135.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 3
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 11
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

SureleaseEthyl cellulose viscosity 20cPCHEBI:168398Ethyl cellulose pound EC pound(c)DA-63306Ethyl cellulose, viscosity 45-55 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.)2-[4,5-diethoxy-2-(ethoxymethyl)-6-methoxy-oxan-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-methoxy-oxane-3,4-diolEthyl cellulose, viscosity 18-22 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.), extent of labeling: 4% ethoxyl

2 more reported names

Ethyl cellulose, viscosity 9-11 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.), extent of labeling 48% ethoxylEthyl cellulose, viscosity 90-110 cP, 5 % in toluene/ethanol 80:20(lit.), extent of labeling 48% ethoxyl

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:168398

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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Official source and scope

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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