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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 17568

NONOXYNOL-20

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.

Global evidence snapshot

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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13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
4

Resolved substance identity

CAS:68412-54-49016-45-926027-38-337205-87-1
Ingredient index records:
NONOXYNOL-20
Cosmetic functions: SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING; SURFACTANT - CLEANSING; SURFACTANT - SOLUBILIZING

Nonoxynol-20 is the ethoxylated alkyl phenol that conforms generally to the formula, where n has an average value of 20.

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1 matched or reported name
NONOXYNOL-20

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name NONOXYNOL-20.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 37205-87-1
CAS 37205-87-1PubChem CID 92035818

Nonoxynol-1

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 27 Nonoxynols listed below are safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics as described in this safety assessment, when formulated to be non-irritating..Nonoxynol-1... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
1-ethoxy-4-(7-methyloctyl)benzene
Molecular formula
C17H28O
Molecular weight
248.4 g/mol
Exact mass
248.214015512 Da
XLogP3
6.6
Topological polar surface area
9.2 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
1
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Marlophen NP 6Marlophen NP 8Marlophen NP 10Marlophen NP 12Neonol AF 9Neonol AF 10Neonol AF9 10ANeonol AF9 12A
16 more reported names
Neonol AF 9-5Neonol AF 9-9Neonol AF 9-10Neonol AF 9-22Neonol AF 9-25Neonol AF 9-60MAF 12Nonoxynol5Nonoxynol6Nonoxynol10Nonoxynol11Nonoxynol12Nonoxynol20Nonoxynol23Nonoxynol35Nonoxynol40
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Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 9016-45-9
CAS 9016-45-9PubChem CID 24773

4-Nonylphenol diethoxylate

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 27 Nonoxynols listed below are safe in the present practices of use and concentration in cosmetics as described in this safety assessment, when formulated to be non-irritating..Nonoxynol-2... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
2-[2-(4-nonylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethanol
Molecular formula
C19H32O3
Molecular weight
308.5 g/mol
Exact mass
308.23514488 Da
XLogP3
5.6
Topological polar surface area
38.7 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Nonoxynol-2U4A966MO25RefChem:1071320243-816-44-Nonyl Phenol Diethoxylate2-(2-(4-Nonylphenoxy)ethoxy)ethanol2-[2-(4-nonylphenoxy)ethoxy]ethan-1-olEthanol, 2-(2-(4-nonylphenoxy)ethoxy)-
16 more reported names
Polyoxyethylene (12) nonylphenyl etherEthanol, 2-[2-(4-nonylphenoxy)ethoxy]-DSSTox_CID_16588DSSTox_RID_79288DSSTox_GSID_36588Adekatol NPNonylphenol Ethoxylate(Tergitol NP-40)EON 2CAS-26027-38-3Igepal CO-210NonoxinolumUNII-U4A966MO25NPEOxEINECS 243-816-4NP-40 SubstituteNPEO2
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External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 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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