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Propylene glycol monoethyl ether

CAS 52125-53-8

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

89024-55-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Propylene glycol monoethyl ether in plain language

What it is

Also known as 1(ou 2)-Ethoxypropanol · 1,2-Propanediol monoethyl ether · Ethoxypropanol · Ethyl propasol · Hykleen 100 · Propanol, 1(or 2)​-​ethoxy-

Show all 8 names

Propylene glycol (mono) ethyl ether · Propyleneglycol ethyl ether

What it does

Used in consumer products as a solvent.

  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Propylene glycol monoethyl ether appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including composition on ingredients sher-wood dye stain, lo voc black walnut ngr, Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 10 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including composition on ingredients sher-wood dye stain, lo voc black walnut ngr, Solvent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Propylene glycol monoethyl ether. 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 Propylene glycol monoethyl ether yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2021-06-08

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Propylene glycol monoethyl ether in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

10

Named organisations

1

Home maintenancePersonal care

Typical roles

Solvent
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