What does Titanium tetrabutoxide do?

Used in cosmetics as a film former. Titanium Tetrabutoxide is the organic salt.

Is Titanium tetrabutoxide safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Titanium tetrabutoxide

CAS 757-47-1

Also registered as 28 other CAS numbers

1336-30-7 · 15821-58-6 · 26198-43-6 · 59978-00-6 · 75659-54-0 · 104183-13-3 · 106206-82-0 · 114486-31-6 · 118547-86-7 · 124760-72-1 · 153313-64-5 · 156138-67-9 · 159179-54-1 · 176679-99-5 · 184529-19-9 · 188622-64-2 · 210407-19-5 · 216859-05-1 · 250741-36-7 · 597533-81-8 · 1352435-28-9 · 1449684-78-9 · 1874280-36-0 · 2241760-48-3 · 2691109-76-7 · 2767341-10-4 · 2791409-75-9 · 5593-70-4

Titanium tetrabutoxide chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Titanium tetrabutoxide in plain language

What it is: Also known as Tetrabutoxy titanium · Titanium(IV) n-butoxide · Butyl titanate(iv) · Tetraalkyl titanate · Tetrabutyl titanate · Titanium(4+) tetrabutan-1-olate
Show all 30 names
tetrakis(butan-1-olate);titanium(4+) · 1-BUTANOL, titanium (4+) salt · 1-Butanol titanium salt (4:1) · 1-Butanol, titanium(4+) salt (4:1) · 1-Butanol, titanium(4+) salt (4:1),Titanium Butoxide · B 1 (titanate) · Butyl alcohol, titanium(4+) salt · Butyl orthotitanate · Butyl titanate · Butyl titanate monomer · Butyl titanate(IV), (BuO)4Ti · Orgatics TA 25 · Tetrabutyl orthotitanate · Tetrabutyltitanate · Titanium Butoxide · Titanium butylate · Titanium tetrabutylate · Titanium tetrakis(butoxide) · Titanium(4+) butoxide · Titanium, tetrabutoxy- · Tyzor BP · Tyzor TBT · n-Butanol titanium salt · titanium salt
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a film former. Titanium Tetrabutoxide is the organic salt.
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. Titanium tetrabutoxide appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveTitanium Tetrabutoxide is the organic salt that conforms to the formula
- Titanium Tetrabutoxide is the organic salt that conforms to the formulaSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 79 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Chemical reaction regulator, Hardener.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 79 composition records across product categories including Industrial products, Home maintenance, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Chemical reaction regulator, Hardener.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 Titanium tetrabutoxide. 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 Titanium tetrabutoxide 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 march 7, 2017
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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 Titanium tetrabutoxide in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Industrial productsHome maintenanceRaw materialsConstructionPersonal care

Typical roles

Film formingFilm former

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