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N-BUTYL ALCOHOL is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

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InventoryRef 3548415/10/2010

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

Butan-1-ol

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

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Market	Evidence status	Records	Source language
European Union	Source mapped Inventory entry; no linked annex rule	0	English and EU languages
Great Britain	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English
Canada	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and French
New Zealand	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English
ASEAN	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and national languages
China	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Chinese with selected English material
Japan	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Japanese; official English translation available
South Korea	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Korean with some English names
United States	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English
Australia	Evidence linked Restricted Open this evidence	2	English
Brazil	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Portuguese with INCI crosswalks
India	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	English and Hindi
Saudi Arabia	Source mapped Official source mapped; ingredient rule not imported	0	Arabic and English

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 71-36-3

CAS 71-36-3PubChem CID 263

1-Butanol

Butan-1-ol is a primary alcohol that is butane in which a hydrogen of one of the methyl groups is substituted by a hydroxy group. It it produced in small amounts in humans by the gut microbes. It has a role as a protic solvent, a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a primary alcohol, a short-chain primary fatty alcohol and an alkyl alcohol. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: butan-1-ol

Molecular formula: C4H10O
Molecular weight: 74.12 g/mol
Exact mass: 74.073164938 Da
XLogP3: 0.9
Topological polar surface area: 20.2 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 1
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

n-butanolButyl alcoholn-butyl alcoholPropylcarbinol1-hydroxybutaneButyl hydroxideMethylolpropanePropylmethanol

16 more reported names

Butyric alcoholHemostypn-Butan-1-ol1-Butyl alcoholButanolenButanoloPropyl carbinolAlcool butyliqueButylowy alkoholNormal primary butyl alcoholFEMA No. 2178RCRA waste number U031CCS 203Alcohol, ButylFEMA Number 21781 Butanol

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:28885
ChEMBL:CHEMBL14245
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID1021740
PubMed:33542403
PubMed:29432896
PubMed:27894855
PubMed:25906839
PubMed:23124571
PubMed:23103531
PubMed:23095898
PubMed:23093384
PubMed:23085667
PubMed:23082080
PubMed:23074897
PubMed:23071957

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

Inventory details for N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

INCI name

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

Description

Butan-1-ol

Record provenance

Inventory reference: 35484
Imported identity: N-BUTYL ALCOHOL
Source update: 15/10/2010

European Commission CosIng source notes

Annex records for N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

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Key data

CAS

71-36-3

200-751-6

Restriction

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Function

DENATURANT: Rendering cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol to make it unsuitable for ingestion.
PERFUMING: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.
SOLVENT: Dissolving other components of cosmetics. Solvents are usually liquids (aqueous and nonaqueous).

Official EU ingredient-name evidence

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

#17269 · N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

Ingredients with overlapping formulation functions

MENTHOLDENATURANT, FRAGRANCE, REFRESHING, SOOTHING

METHYL ALCOHOLDENATURANT, SOLVENT

METHYL SALICYLATEDENATURANT, FLAVOURING, ORAL CARE, PERFUMING, SOOTHING

MIBKDENATURANT, PERFUMING, SOLVENT

PHENOLANTIMICROBIAL, DENATURANT, DEODORANT, FRAGRANCE, ORAL CARE, PRESERVATIVE

PHENYL SALICYLATEANTIMICROBIAL, DENATURANT, PERFUMING

PINUS PALUSTRIS WOOD TARDENATURANT

POLYSORBATE 80DENATURANT, SURFACTANT - CLEANSING, SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING

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ECHA CHEM / Information on chemicals PubChem PUG REST EU Safety Gate cosmetic product alerts ECHA CHEM US EPA CompTox Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal

How N-BUTYL ALCOHOL appears in the CosIng inventory

The CosIng inventory lists N-BUTYL 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.

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL is also tagged with 3 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.

Frequently asked questions

N-BUTYL ALCOHOL is listed in the EU CosIng ingredient inventory with no direct annex restriction records linked at this time. Absence of an annex link does not guarantee unrestricted use — always verify against the current official CosIng database before formulating.

According to the EU CosIng inventory, N-BUTYL ALCOHOL carries the following function designation(s):

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Source note for N-BUTYL ALCOHOL

This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for N-BUTYL 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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