# DIETHYL PHTHALATE

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7021780
Categories: beauty, cleaning, food, industrial, pharma
Functions: Solvent, Hair conditioning, Film forming, Plasticiser, Fragrance, Denaturant
Identifier: DTXSID7021780

> DIETHYL PHTHALATE: Used in cosmetics as a solvent, a hair conditioner and a film former. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 8 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 147 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- EU: EFSA statement — Statement of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC Panel) on the re-classification of some phthalates for consistency with the new SCF guidelines for food contact materials (EFSA AFC)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 147 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Laboratory supplies, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Solvent, Film former.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, COATED PELLETS; Potency: 6.8 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE; Potency: 12 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 172 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, CHEWABLE; Maximum daily exposure: 6 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: CAPSULE; Maximum daily exposure: 9 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 131 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE; Maximum daily exposure: 43 mg
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, FILM COATED; Maximum daily exposure: 4 mg
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- US: inactive ingredient database — Route: ORAL; Dosage form: TABLET, COATED; Potency: 2.8 mg

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Statement of the Scientific Panel on Food Additives, Flavourings, Processing Aids and Materials in Contact with Food (AFC Panel) on the re-classification of some phthalates for consistency with the new SCF guidelines for food contact materials (EFSA AFC) — 2004 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2004.1062.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/33282
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated november 6, 2019): http://siri.org/msds/f2/ccd/ccdhw.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA Inactive Ingredient Database (updated 2026-01-09): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/inactive-ingredients-database-download
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:UF064M00AF
- PubChem Live Enrichment (updated 2026-05-17): https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/6781

_Assessed by Greenveil._