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Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol

CAS 7695-91-2

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

52225-20-4

Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Dl-alpha-tocopherol acetate · (+-)-alpha-Tocopherol acetate · Alpha-tocopherol acetate, dl- · Alpha-tocopheryl acetate, dl- · DL-alpha tocopheryl acetate · E-vicotrat

Show all 19 names

J262.912G · Syntopherol acetate · Vitamin E acetate dl- · all-rac-alpha-Tocopheryl acetate · alpha-tochopheryl acetate · d,l-alpha-Tocopherol Acetate · dl-Vitamin E acetate · tocopherol acetate · tocopherol acetate (vitamin e) · tocopheryl acetate · tocopheryl acetate (vit. e) · vitamin e · vitamin e acetate

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant, a preservative and a humectant.

  • Antioxidant
  • Preservative
  • Humectant
  • Fragrance
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 685 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Antioxidant, Fragrance.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 685 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Food and drug, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Antioxidant, Fragrance.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol. 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.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

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

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated september 8, 2015

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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.

Food use

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.

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 Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

685

Named organisations

6

Personal careFood and drugCleaning products and household careConstructionRaw materialsVehicle

Typical roles

AntioxidantPreservativeHumectantFragranceConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Acetic acid alpha-tocopherol in the catalog.