- industrial
Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate
CAS 136-51-6
Also registered as 1 other CAS number
1189704-62-8
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate in plain language
Also known as Calcium 2-ETHYLHEXOATE · Calcium bis(2-ethylhexanoate) · Nusa ca · Octope ca · 2-ETHYLHEXANOIC acid calcium salt · BIS(2-ETHYLHEXANOIC acid)calcium salt
Show all 16 names
Calcium BIS(2-ETHYL hexanoate) · Calcium Hex-Cem · Calcium bis(2ethylhexanoate) · Calcium octoate · Ec 205-249-0 · Hexanoic acid, 2-ethyl-, calcium salt (2:1) · Hexanoic acid, 2ethyl, calcium salt · J149.866E · Nikka Octhix Calcium · Octa-soligen calcium 7HS
We don't have a plain-language description for Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate yet.
Recorded functional uses: Drier · Wetting agent (non-aqueous)
- We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.
- Found in consumer products
- Industrial
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Drier.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 7 composition records across product categories including Home maintenance, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Drier.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 Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate 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 Calcium 2-ethylhexanoate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.
Source records
7
Named organisations
3
Home maintenanceIndustrial products
Typical roles
DrierWetting agent (non-aqueous)