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Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate

CAS 85-70-1

Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Butyl glycolyl butyl phthalate · Butoxycarbonylmethyl butyl phthalate · 2-Butoxy-2-oxoethyl butyl benzene-1,2-dicarboxylate · Butyl 2-BUTOXY-2-EXOETHYL phthalate · Butylphthalyl butylglycolate · Dibutyl o-carboxybenzoyloxyacetate

Show all 20 names

Glycolic acid, butyl ester, butyl phthalate · Phthalic acid, butyl ester, ester with butyl glycolate · 2-BUTOXY-2-OXOETHYL butyl phthalate · Bpbg · Butyl phthalate butyl glycolate · Butyl carbobutoxymethyl phthalate · Butylcarbobutoxymethyl phthalate · Dibutyl O-(o-carboxybenzoyl)glycolate · Glycolic acid, phthalate, dibutyl ester · Morflex 190 · Phthalic acid, butoxycarbonylmethyl butyl ester · Phthalic acid, butyl ester, butyl glycolate · Reomol 4PG · Santicizer b 16

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a film former and a plasticiser.

  • Film forming
  • Plasticiser
  • 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. Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate 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 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Plasticizer.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 1 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Film former, Plasticizer.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 Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate. 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 Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate 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 2021-06-08

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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 Butyl phthalyl butyl glycolate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

1

Named organisations

4

Typical roles

Film formingPlasticiserFilm former
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