What does Butoxyethyl acetate do?

Used in cosmetics as a solvent and a fragrance ingredient.

Is Butoxyethyl acetate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Butoxyethyl acetate

CAS 112-07-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Butoxyethyl acetate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Ethylene glycol monobutyl ether acetate · 2-Butoxyethyl acetate · Glycol monobutyl ether acetate · Butyl cellosolve acetate · Ethanol, 2-BUTOXY-, 1-ACETATE · 1-Acetoxy-2-butoxyethane
Show all 21 names
2- Butoxyethanol acetate · 2-Butoxyethylacetat · 2-Butoxyethylester kyseliny octove · Acetate, 2-BUTOXYETHYL · Acetate de 2-butoxyethyle · Acetic acid, 2-butoxyethyl ester · Butyl glycol acetate · Butylcelosolvacetat · Butylglycol acetate · Egbea · Ethylene glycol butyl ether acetate · Ektasolve EB acetate · Ethanol, 2-butoxy-, acetate · acetato de 2-butoxietilo · glycol monobutyl ether acetate (butyl glycol acetate)
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a solvent and a fragrance ingredient.
Solvent
Fragrance
Film former
Deodorant
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Butoxyethyl acetate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 619 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Deodorizer, Processing aids not otherwise specified.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 619 composition records across product categories including Furniture and furnishings, Vehicle, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Deodorizer, Processing aids not otherwise specified.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 Butoxyethyl acetate. 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 Butoxyethyl acetate 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

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated march 3, 2017
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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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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Suitability

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

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

619

Named organisations

Furniture and furnishingsVehicleHome maintenanceCleaning and safetyRaw materialsLaboratory supplies

Typical roles

SolventFragranceFilm formerDeodorant

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