Official EU label nameGlossary entry 14962

LAURETH-2

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:3055-93-49002-92-068439-50-9

EC:221-279-7500-002-6500-213-3

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LAURETH-2

Cosmetic functions: CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

2-[2-(Dodecyloxy)ethoxy]ethanol

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LAURETH-2

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name LAURETH-2.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 3055-93-4

CAS 3055-93-4PubChem CID 76457

Laureth-2

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the alkyl PEG ethers, listed below, are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be nonirritating. This assessment is also intended to address future alkyl PEG ether cosmetic ingredients that vary from those ingredients recited herein only by the number of ethylene glycol repeat units...Laureth-2... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name: 2-(2-dodecoxyethoxy)ethanol

Molecular formula: C16H34O3
Molecular weight: 274.44 g/mol
Exact mass: 274.25079494 Da
XLogP3: 4.9
Topological polar surface area: 38.7 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Diethylene glycol monododecyl ether2-(2-(Dodecyloxy)ethoxy)ethanolDiethyleneglycol monolauryl etherEthanol, 2-[2-(dodecyloxy)ethoxy]-2-[2-(Dodecyloxy)ethoxy]ethanolLA 2 (alcohol)Bis(oxyethylene) dodecyl etherDiethylene glycol dodecyl ether

16 more reported names

Dodecyl diethylene glycolDiethyleneglycol lauryl etherUNII-D4D38LT1L5Ethanol, 2-(2-(dodecyloxy)ethoxy)-D4D38LT1L5Oxetal VD 20ARLYPON FEMPILAN KB2MERGITAL LM 2NIKKOL BL 2SYUNIHYDOL LS-2SIMULSOL P 2EINECS 221-279-7JEECOL LA-2NIKKOL BL-2PROCOL LA-2

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External database identifiers

EPA DTXSID:DTXSID7038816

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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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