ALCOHOL
Ethanol
ALCOHOL is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
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Chemical identity and properties
Ethanol
Ethanol is a primary alcohol that is ethane in which one of the hydrogens is substituted by a hydroxy group. It has a role as a central nervous system depressant, an antiseptic drug, a disinfectant, a polar solvent, a teratogenic agent, a neurotoxin, a NMDA receptor antagonist, a protein kinase C agonist, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a volatile organic compound, a primary alcohol, a member of ethanols and an alkyl alcohol. It is a conjugate acid of an ethoxide. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- ethanol
- Molecular formula
- C2H6O
- Molecular weight
- 46.07 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 46.041864811 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.1
- Topological polar surface area
- 20.2 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 1
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
16 more reported names
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.
Inventory details for ALCOHOL
INCI name
ALCOHOL
INN name
alcohol
Ph. Eur. name
alcoholum / ethanolum
Description
Ethanol
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- 31401
- Imported identity
- ALCOHOL
- Source update
- 18/11/2020
Annex records for ALCOHOL
Key data
- ANTIFOAMING
- Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
- ANTIMICROBIAL
- Preventing and/or slowing down microbial growth.
- ASTRINGENT
- Contracting and/or tightening the skin.
- FRAGRANCE
- Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- SOLVENT
- Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
- VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How ALCOHOL appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists ALCOHOL as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
ALCOHOL is also tagged with 6 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for ALCOHOL
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for ALCOHOL from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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