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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 23320

PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE

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
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:93981-97-6
EC:301-185-3
Ingredient index records:
PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE
Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

1-Methylethylene 2-ethylhexanoate

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1 matched or reported name
PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE.

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 93981-97-6
CAS 93981-97-6PubChem CID 21960538

Propylene Glycol Diethylhexanoate

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following ingredients are safe in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment in cosmetics when formulated to be non-irritating...Propylene Glycol Diethylhexanoate... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name
2-(2-ethylhexanoyloxy)propyl 2-ethylhexanoate
Molecular formula
C19H36O4
Molecular weight
328.5 g/mol
Exact mass
328.26135963 Da
XLogP3
6.1
Topological polar surface area
52.6 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
4
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

8D8I9Z0F1Z1-Methylethylene 2-ethylhexanoateEINECS 301-185-3DUB DOPGLEXOL PG 800PG DIOCTANOATE [VANDF]PROPYLENE GLYCOL DI(2-ETHYLHEXANOATE)2-ETHYLHEXANOIC ACID, 1-METHYL-1,2-ETHANDIYL ESTER
8 more reported names
PG DIOCTANOATERefChem:869796PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE [INCI]UNII-8D8I9Z0F1ZRYKSMKFLIHUEBL-UHFFFAOYSA-N1,2-Propanediyl bis(2-ethylhexanoate)Propane-1,2-diyl bis(2-ethylhexanoate)PROPYLENE GLYCOL DIOCTANOATE [VANDF]
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External database identifiers

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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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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