# ETHYL ACRYLATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_140_88_5
Categories: beauty, industrial
Functions: acrylates / methacrylates monomers>mono, acrylics & acrylic copolymers, Binder, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Plasticizer
Identifier: 140-88-5

> ETHYL ACRYLATE is used as acrylates / methacrylates monomers>mono / acrylics & acrylic copolymers. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 100/100 — Critical concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: Ethyl acrylate, when used as a fragrance ingredient 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.
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 112 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Laboratory supplies, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, Binder, Flavouring and nutrient.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._