- industrial
2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate
CAS 7659-86-1
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
32885-07-7
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate in plain language
Also known as 2-ETHYLHEXYL mercaptoacetate · 2-EHTG · 2-Ethylhexyl sulfanylacetate · 2-ethylhexyl 2-sulfanylacetate · Ehtg · Thioglycolic ACID-2-ETHYLHEXYL esters
Show all 16 names
2-Ethylhexyl 2-mercaptoacetate · 2-Ethylhexylthioglycolate · 2-mercaptoacetic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester · Acetic acid, 2-mercapto-, 2-ethylhexyl ester · Acetic acid, mercapto-, 2-ethylhexyl ester · CAS-7659-86-1 · Mercaptoacetic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester · Thioglycolic Acid Octyl Ester · Thioglycolic acid 2-ethylhexyl ester · Thioglykolsaeure-2-aethylhexyl ester
Used in consumer products as a thickener.
- Thickener
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. 2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
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 Viscosity modifier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Viscosity modifier.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence & sources
No graded research studies for 2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.
Where this comes from
Reference links (1)
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Fragrance avoidance
Nothing to weigh for this context yet.
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 2-Ethylhexyl thioglycolate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Named organisations
1
Typical roles
Thickener