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Diethylene glycol diethyl ether

CAS 112-36-7

Diethylene glycol diethyl ether chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Diethylene glycol diethyl ether in plain language

What it is

On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Diethoxydiglycol”.

Also known as Diethoxydiglycol · 1,1'-OXYBIS(2-ETHOXY)ETHANE · 1-Ethoxy-2-(2-ethoxyethoxy)ethane · Diethyl carbitol · Hisolve ede · 2-(2-Ethoxyethoxy)-1-ethoxyethane

Show all 20 names

2-Ethoxyethyl ether · 3,6,9-Trioxaundecane · Degdee · Diaethylenglykol-diaethylaether · Ec 203-963-7 · Ether, BIS(2-ETHOXYETHYL) · Ethyldiglyme · Glycol, diethylene-, diethyl ether · UNII-ZH086O935Z · bis(2-ethoxyethyl) ether · bis(2-etoxietil) eter · diethyl carbitol (10-20%) · diethyleneglycol diethyl ether · ethyl diglyme

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a solvent.

  • Solvent
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. Diethylene glycol diethyl ether 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 11 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent.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 Diethylene glycol diethyl 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 Diethylene glycol diethyl ether 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 2021-06-08

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

Source records

11

Named organisations

2

Laboratory suppliesCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

Solvent
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