# Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_111_96_6
Categories: beauty, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Solvent
Identifier: 111-96-6

> Diethylene glycol dimethyl ether is used as solvent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: bis(2-Methoxyethyl) ether (Dimethoxydiglycol) is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: banned — Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products. CMR: Reprotoxic Cat. 1B()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 50 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Raw materials, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._