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Trioxaundecanedioic acid

CAS 13887-98-4

Trioxaundecanedioic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Trioxaundecanedioic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2,2'-(Oxybis(2,1-ethanediyloxy))bisacetic acid · 3,6,9-TRIOXAUNDECANEDIOIC acid · Acetic acid, (OXYBIS(2,1-ETHANEDIYLOXY))BIS- · Diethylene glycol bis(carboxymethyl ether) · Tetraglycolic acid · (2-(2-(CARBOXYMETHOXY)ETHOXY)ETHOXY)ACETIC acid

Show all 14 names

2,2'-((Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyl))bis(oxy))diacetic acid · 3,6,9-Trioxaundecandioic acid · BIS(2-(CARBOXYMETHOXY)ETHYL) ether · Hjzzqnlkbwjypd-uhfffaoysa-n · O,O'-Oxydiethylene-diglycolic acid · PEG3-(CH2CO2H)2 · Trioxaundecanedo ic acid · UNII-63VXM1976A

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a humectant.

  • Humectant
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. Trioxaundecanedioic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.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 Trioxaundecanedioic acid. 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 Trioxaundecanedioic acid 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 2019-12-20

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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

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 Trioxaundecanedioic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Humectant
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