# 2-Butoxyethanol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_111_76_2
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Cosmetics, Deodorizer, Dye, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, household and industrial cleaners, inks, Pharmaceutical, Solvent, Surfactant (surface active agent), Viscosity modifier, water based paints
Identifier: 111-76-2

> 2-Butoxyethanol is used as cosmetics / deodorizer. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether (EGBE) is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Product types: a) Solvent in oxidative hair dye products b) Solvent in non-oxidative hair dye products Maximum concentration: a) 4.0% b) 2.0% Other conditions: (a) (b) No use in aerosol dispensers (sprays)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7076 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Raw materials, Construction and building materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Deodorizer, Viscosity modifier.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._