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CETETH-2

CAS 5274-61-3

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

CETETH-2 in plain language

What it is: Also known as 2-(2-hexadecoxyethoxy)ethanol · Brij-52 · Cetomacrogol 100 · PEG-2 cetyl ether · Polyethylene glycol (2) hexadecyl ether · Polyethylene glycol 100 cetyl ether
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2-(2-(Hexadecyloxy)ethoxy)ethan-1-ol · 2-(2-HEXADECYLOXYETHOXY)ETHANOL · Brij C2 · Diethylene glycol cetyl ether · Diethylene glycol hexadecyl ether · Diethylene glycol monohexadecyl ether · Jeecol CA-2 · Nikkol BC-2 · Procol CA-2 · Unicol CA-2 · UNII-7H8VAM7778
What it does: Used in consumer products as a surfactant.
Surfactant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. CETETH-2 appears in these published regulatory listings.

Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
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USFDAinactive ingredient database2 entries
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: CREAM; Potency: 2.59 %w/wSource →
- Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: LOTION; Potency: 0.8 %w/wSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 17 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 17 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent).Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for CETETH-2. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for CETETH-2 yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated October 2016
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed CETETH-2 in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Surfactant

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include CETETH-2; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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