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InventoryRef 3426715/10/2010

HEXYL ALCOHOL

Hexan-1-ol

HEXYL ALCOHOL is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 111-27-3
CAS 111-27-3PubChem CID 8103

1-Hexanol

Hexan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is hexane substituted by a hydroxy group at position 1. It has a role as an antibacterial agent, a fragrance, an alarm pheromone and a plant metabolite. It is a hexanol and a primary alcohol. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
hexan-1-ol
Molecular formula
C6H14O
Molecular weight
102.17 g/mol
Exact mass
102.104465066 Da
XLogP3
2.0
Topological polar surface area
20.2 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
1
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Hexyl alcoholn-Hexanoln-Hexyl alcoholAmylcarbinol1-HydroxyhexaneCaproyl alcohol1-Hexyl alcoholPentylcarbinol
16 more reported names
n-Hexan-1-olCaproic alcoholC6 alcoholAlcohol(C6)EPAL 6FEMA No. 2567FEMA Number 25676CP2QER8GSNSC-9254CHEBI:87393RefChem:75916203-852-3HEXANOLHexanol (VAN)Hexyl alcohol (natural)NSC 9254
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External database identifiers

Evidence from additional scientific databases

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Exact identifier match8103

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

  • First Aid: Excerpt from ERG Guide 129 [Flammable Liquids (Water-Miscible / Noxious)]:; Refer to the "General First Aid" section. Specific First Aid: Wash skin with soap and water. In case of burns, immediately cool affected skin for as long as possible with cold water. Do not remove clothing if adhering to skin. (ERG, 2024) Source: CAMEO Chemicals
  • First Aid: In case of contact, immediately flush skin and eyes with plenty of water. Wash eyes at least 15 min. and get medical care. (USCG, 1999) Source: CAMEO Chemicals
  • ERG2024, Guide 129 (Hexanols): General First Aid:; · Call 911 or emergency medical service.; · Ensure that medical personnel are aware of the material(s) involved, take precautions to protect themselves and avoid contamination.; · Move victim to fresh air if it can be done safely.; · Administer oxygen if breathing is difficult.; · If victim is not breathing:; -- DO NOT perform mouth-to-mouth resuscitation; the victim may have ingested or inhaled the substance.; -- If equipped and pulse detected, wash face and mouth, then give artificial respiration using a proper respiratory medical device (bag-valve mask, pocket mask equipped with a one-way valve or other device).; -- If no pulse detected or no respiratory medical device available, provide continuous compressions. Conduct a pulse check every two minutes or monitor for any signs of spontaneous respirations.; · Remove and isolate contaminated clothing and shoes.; · For minor skin contact, avoid spreading material on unaffected skin.; · In case of contact with substance, remove immediately by flushing skin or eyes with running water for at least 20 minutes.; · For severe burns, immediate medical attention is required.; · Effects of exposure (inhalation, ingestion, Source: Emergency Response Guidebook (ERG)
  • Signal: Warning Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H302: Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral] Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P264, P270, P301+P317, P330, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council
  • Signal: Warning Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H226 (34.3%): Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]; H302+H312 (23.3%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]; H302 (> 99.9%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H312 (33.5%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H319 (35.5%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P210, P233, P240, P241, P242, P243, P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P303+P361+P353, P305+P351+P338, P317, P321, P330, P337+P317, P362+P364, P370+P378, P403+P235, 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 2711 reports by companies from 17 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; 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)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H302+H312 (82.5%): Harmful if swallowed or in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, oral; acute toxicity, dermal]; H302 (100%): Harmful if swallowed [Warning Acute toxicity, oral]; H312 (82.5%): Harmful in contact with skin [Warning Acute toxicity, dermal]; H319 (82.5%): Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P264, P264+P265, P270, P280, P301+P317, P302+P352, P305+P351+P338, P317, P321, P330, P337+P317, P362+P364, 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 126 reports by companies from 2 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; 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)
  • Signal: Warning Source: NITE-CMC
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H226: Flammable liquid and vapor [Warning Flammable liquids]; H315: Causes skin irritation [Warning Skin corrosion/irritation]; H319: Causes serious eye irritation [Warning Serious eye damage/eye irritation] Source: NITE-CMC
  • NFPA Health Rating: 3 - Materials that, under emergency conditions, can cause serious or permanent injury. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • NFPA Fire Rating: 2 - Materials that must be moderately heated or exposed to relatively high ambient temperatures before ignition can occur. Materials would not under normal conditions form hazardous atmospheres with air, but under high ambient temperatures or under moderate heating could release vapor in sufficient quantities to produce hazardous atmospheres with air. 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 of 21 was calculated for 1-hexanol(SRC), using a log Kow of 2.03(1) and regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a measured Koc value of 10.2(2), indicates that 1-hexanol is expected to have very high mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of 1-hexanol from moist soil surfaces is expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given a Henry's Law constant of 1.71X10-5 atm-cu m/mole(3). 1-Hexanol is expected to volatilize slowly from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon a vapor pressure of 0.928 mm Hg(4). Biodegradation studies show that 1-hexanol is expected to degrade rapidly in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions(5-11). 1-Hexanol has aerobic, measured biodegradation half-lives of 0.36(8) and 1.7 days(9). Anaerobic, seven day biodegradation rates of 75%(10) and 83%(11) were measured for 1-hexanol. These rates suggest that biodegradation may be an important environmental fate process in soil(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), a Koc value of 10.2(2), indicates that 1-hexanol is not expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is expected(3) based upon a Henry's Law constant of 1.71X10-5 atm-cu m/mole(4). Using this Henry's Law constant and an estimation method(3), volatilization half-lives for a model river and model lake are 2 days and 20 days, respectively(SRC). According to a classification scheme(5), an estimated BCF of 21(SRC), from its log Kow of 2.03(6) and regression-derived equations(7), suggest the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). Biodegradation studies show that 1-hexanol is expected to degrade rapidly in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions(8-14). 1-Hexanol has aerobic, measured biodegradation half-lives of 0.36(11) and 1.7 days(12). Anaerobic, seven day biodegradation rates of 75%(13) and 83%(14) were measured for 1-hexanol. 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), 1-hexanol, which has a vapor pressure of 0.928 mm Hg at 25 °C(2), is expected to exist solely as a vapor in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase 1-hexanol 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 1.3 days(SRC), calculated from its rate constant of 1.71X10-5 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(3). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Industry Uses: Lubricating agent; Wetting agent (non-aqueous); Flavoring and nutrient; Solvent; Fuel; Surfactant (surface active agent); Monomers; Emulsifier; Fragrance; Intermediate Source: EPA Chemical Data Reporting (CDR)

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Inventory details for HEXYL ALCOHOL

INCI name

HEXYL ALCOHOL

Description

Hexan-1-ol

Record provenance

Inventory reference
34267
Imported identity
HEXYL ALCOHOL
Source update
15/10/2010
European Commission CosIng source notes
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Key data

CAS
111-27-3
EC
203-852-3
Restriction
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Function
ANTIFOAMING
Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
PERFUMING
Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
SOLVENT
Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).
SURFACTANT - CLEANSING
Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
SURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE
Enhancing the water solubility of another surfactant.

Official EU ingredient-name evidence

The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.

#11957 · HEXYL ALCOHOL

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

DIPHENYLSILOXY PHENYL TRIMETHICONEANTIFOAMING, HAIR CONDITIONING, SKIN CONDITIONING
DISILOXANEANTIFOAMING, SKIN CONDITIONING
FUSEL WHEAT BRAN/STRAW GLYCOSIDESANTIFOAMING, SOLVENT, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING, SURFACTANT - HYDROTROPE
HEXASILOXANEANTIFOAMING
HYDROGEN TRIFLUOROPROPYL DIMETHICONEANTIFOAMING, BINDING, EMULSION STABILISING
ISOBORNYL DIPROPYLENE GLYCOL ETHERSANTIFOAMING, EMULSION STABILISING, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
ISOPROPYL ALCOHOLANTIFOAMING, PERFUMING, SOLVENT, VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
LAURETH-5 BUTYL ETHERANTIFOAMING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

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ECHA CHEM / Information on chemicalsPubChem PUG RESTEU Safety Gate cosmetic product alertsECHA CHEMUS EPA CompToxCosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortal

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