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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 8589

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE

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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Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:120-55-8
EC:204-407-6
Ingredient index records:
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE
Cosmetic functions: HAIR CONDITIONING, PLASTICISER, SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT

Oxydiethylene dibenzoate

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1 matched or reported name
DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name DIETHYLENE GLYCOL DIBENZOATE.

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 120-55-8
CAS 120-55-8PubChem CID 8437

Di-O-benzoyldiethylene glycol

IUPAC name
2-(2-benzoyloxyethoxy)ethyl benzoate
Molecular formula
C18H18O5
Molecular weight
314.3 g/mol
Exact mass
314.11542367 Da
XLogP3
3.4
Topological polar surface area
61.8 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
5
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Diethylene glycol dibenzoateBenzo Flex 2-45Dibenzoyldiethyleneglycol esterDIETHYLENE GLYCOL, DIBENZOATEYAI66YDY1CBenzoflex 2-45Benzoyloxyethoxyethyl benzoateEthanol, 2,2'-oxybis-, dibenzoate
16 more reported names
Benzoic acid, diester with diethylene glycolFLEXOL 2GBMONOCIZER PB 3VELSICOL 2-45204-407-6RefChem:587361Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl) dibenzoateDiglycol dibenzoateOxydiethylene dibenzoateEthanol, 2,2'-oxybis-, 1,1'-dibenzoate2-[2-(Benzoyloxy)ethoxy]ethyl benzoateTox21_201732CS-0435534D1522CAS-120-55-8Di(ethylene glycol) dibenzoate
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External database identifiers

Evidence from additional scientific databases

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Exact identifier match8437

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • Note: This chemical does not meet GHS hazard criteria for 78.4% (297 of 379) of all reports. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H411 (21.1%): Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P273, P391, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 379 reports by companies from 6 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Reported as not meeting GHS hazard criteria per 297 of 379 reports by companies.; There are 3 notifications provided by 82 of 379 reports by companies with hazard statement code(s).; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • NFPA Health Rating: 0 - Materials that, under emergency conditions, would offer no hazard beyond that of ordinary combustible materials. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • NFPA Fire Rating: 1 - Materials that must be preheated before ignition can occur. Materials require considerable preheating, under all ambient temperature conditions, before ignition and combustion can occur. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • NFPA Instability Rating: 0 - Materials that in themselves are normally stable, even under fire conditions. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF value of 120 was calculated for diethylene glycol dibenzoate(SRC), using an estimated log Kow of 3.04(1,SRC) and a recommended regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF value suggests that bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is high(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a recommended classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 540(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that diethylene glycol dibenzoate will have low mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of diethylene glycol dibenzoate should not be important from moist soil surfaces(SRC) given an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3X10-12 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), using a recommended regression equation(3). Volatilization from dry soil surfaces(SRC) is not expected based on an estimated vapor pressure of 0.09 mm Hg(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(4). No data are available to determine the rate or importance of biodegradation of diethylene glycol dibenzoate in soil(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a recommended classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 540(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that diethylene glycol dibenzoate should adsorb to suspended solids and sediment in the water(SRC). Diethylene glycol dibenzoate will be essentially non-volatile from water surfaces(1,SRC) based on an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3X10-12 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), developed using a fragment constant estimation method(3). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF value of 120(1,SRC), from an estimated log Kow(4,SRC), suggests that bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is high(SRC). Diethylene glycol dibenzoate has an estimated base-catalyzed hydrolysis rate of 0.16 L/mol-sec at a pH of 8, which corresponds to a half-life of 49 days at a pH of 8 and 1.3 years at a pH of 7(6,SRC). Insufficient data are available to determine the rate or importance of biodegradation of diethylene glycol dibenzoate in water(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), diethylene glycol dibenzoate, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 0.09 mm Hg at 25 °C(2,SRC), will exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase diethylene glycol dibenzoate is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be about 20 hours(3,SRC). Particulate-phase diethylene glycol dibenzoate may be physically removed from the air by wet and dry deposition(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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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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