Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5899

CETETH-1

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:2136-71-2904-95-9

EC:218-373-5

Ingredient index records:

CETETH-1

Cosmetic functions: SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

2-(Hexadecyloxy)ethanol

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CETETH-1

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name CETETH-1.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 2136-71-2

CAS 2136-71-2PubChem CID 16492

Hexadecyl ethyleneglycol monoether

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...Ceteth-1... — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

IUPAC name: 2-hexadecoxyethanol

Molecular formula: C18H38O2
Molecular weight: 286.5 g/mol
Exact mass: 286.287180451 Da
XLogP3: 7.3
Topological polar surface area: 29.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

Ethylene glycol monohexadecyl etherEthanol, 2-(hexadecyloxy)-Ceteth-11-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)hexadecaneUO15AM5953UNII-UO15AM5953ETHYLENE GLYCOL CETYL ETHEREINECS 218-373-5

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RefChem:145979CETETH-1 [INCI]218-373-5FSAMVJAGJWGWTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N2-(Hexadecyloxy)ethanol2-Hexadecyloxyethanol2-(Hexadecyloxy)ethan-1-olPOLYOXYETHYLENE 20 ISOHEXADECYL ETHER1-O-HexadecylglycolHexadecylglycol2-Palmitylglycol2-(Hexadecyloxy)ethanol; 1-(2-Hydroxyethoxy)hexadecane; 2-Hexadecoxyethanol; Ethylene Glycol Monohexadecyl Ether2-(Hexadecyloxy) ethanolC16E1FP-0099HY-W250466

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External database identifiers

EPA DTXSID:DTXSID00858846

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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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