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Ethylene

CAS 74-85-1 · 60/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

1517-53-9 · 33060-30-9 · 87701-64-2 · 87701-65-3

Concern score

60/100High concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Ethylene in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ethene · Aethylen · Acetene · Aethen · Athylen · Bicarburetted hydrogen

Show all 25 names

Bicarburretted hydrogen · C2H4 · Caswell No. 436 · Coating · EIN3 · Elayl · Ethylen · pure Ethylene · Etileno · Liquid ethylene · Olefiant gas · ethylene (ethene) · ethylene (sara 313) · ethylene (sara 313) (propellant) · ethylene (sara iii) · ethylene (sara iii) %wt:1 ppm-6. lel:2.7% uel:36.0% · ethylene (sara iii) use as a propellant. · puro etileno · Carboneum hydrogenisatum

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Ethylene yet.

Recorded functional uses: Binder · Monomers · Olefins/unsaturated

Is it a concern?

High concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 107 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ethylene appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs
Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinionScientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the substance ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax, CAS No 24937-78-8 for use in food contact materials (EFSA CEF)
- Scientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the substance ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax, CAS No 24937-78-8 for use in food contact materials (EFSA CEF)Source →
EUEFSAConclusion on Pesticides Peer ReviewConclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance ethylene (EFSA)
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance ethylene (EFSA)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 107 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Processing aids not otherwise specified, olefins/unsaturated.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 107 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, Processing aids not otherwise specified, olefins/unsaturated.Source →
USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NA
- Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Potency: NASource →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 1 active drug products and 1 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

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.
JECFA
Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives
No JECFA evaluation on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Scientific Opinion on the safety assessment of the substance ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer wax, CAS No 24937-78-8 for use in food contact materials (EFSA CEF)
  2014 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
- Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance ethylene (EFSA)
  2012 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated october 27, 2016
Open →
EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
Open →
FDA Inactive Ingredient Database
regulatory · updated 2026-01-09
Open →
FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

107

Named organisations

Construction and building materialsFurniture and furnishingsVehiclePersonal careConstruction

Typical roles

BinderMonomersOlefins/unsaturated

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Ethylene in the catalog.