What does PEG-4 diheptanoate do?

Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier.

Is PEG-4 diheptanoate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

PEG-4 diheptanoate

CAS 70729-68-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

2229685-03-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

PEG-4 diheptanoate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Tetraethylene glycol diheptanoate · OXYBIS(2,1-ETHANEDIYLOXY-2,1-ETHANEDIYL)HEPTANOATE · Polyethylene glycol 200 diheptanoate · Polyoxyethylene (4) diheptanoate · Hatcol 5174 · Liponate 2DH
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Oxybis(ethane-2,1-diyloxyethane-2,1-diyl) bisheptanoate · SY431082 · Tegdh · Tetraethylene glycol di-n-heptanoate · UNII-2DQ7O61VHJ · tetraethyleneglycol di-n-heptanoate · Liponate 2-DH
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emulsifier.
Emulsifying
Emulsifier
Surfactant
Conditioner
Lubricant
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. PEG-4 diheptanoate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActivePoly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoheptyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxoheptyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)
- Poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl), .alpha.-(1-oxoheptyl)-.omega.-[(1-oxoheptyl)oxy]- (4 mol EO average molar ratio)Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent).
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 23 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Emulsifier, Softener and conditioner, Surfactant (surface active agent).Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as polymer.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for PEG-4 diheptanoate. 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 PEG-4 diheptanoate 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 September 2018
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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 PEG-4 diheptanoate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal careConstruction

Typical roles

EmulsifyingEmulsifierSurfactantConditionerLubricant

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