# 2-Ethylhexanoic acid

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_149_57_5
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Flavouring and nutrient, Solvent
Identifier: 149-57-5

> 2-Ethylhexanoic acid is used as flavouring and nutrient / 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: 2-ethylhexanoic acid and its salts with the exception of those specified elsewhere in Annex VI to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008. 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. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 52 composition records across product categories including Raw materials, Home maintenance, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Solvent.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._