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1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate

CAS 28883-57-0

Also registered as 4 other CAS numbers

148390-75-4 · 151896-80-9 · 1600504-91-3 · 2082-81-7

1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Butane-1,4-diyl bis(2-methylprop-2-enoate) · Butanediol dimethacrylate · 2-PROPENOIC acid, 2-METHYL-, 1,1'-(1,4-BUTANEDIYL) ester · 2-PROPENOIC acid, 2-METHYL-, 1,4-BUTANEDIYL ester · 4-(2-methylprop-2-enoyloxy)butyl 2-methylprop-2-enoate · 1,4-BDMA

Show all 18 names

1,4-BUTYLENE glycol dimethacrylate · 1,4-Buthanediol dimetacrylate · 1,4-Butylene dimethacrylate · Butane-1,4-diyl bis(2-methylacrylate) · Butylene dimethacrylate · tetramethylene ester Methacrylic acid · Oligotetramethylene glycol dimethacrylate · Tetramethylene dimethacrylate · Tetramethylene glycol dimethacrylate · Tetramethylene methacrylate · X 970 · butanediyl dimethacrylate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former.

  • Film forming
  • Film former
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. 1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate 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 8 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, acrylics & acrylic copolymers, Monomers.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 8 composition records across product categories including Medical/dental, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, acrylics & acrylic copolymers, Monomers.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 1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate. 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 1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate 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 1,4-BUTANEDIOL dimethacrylate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

8

Named organisations

6

Medical/dentalHome maintenance

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former
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