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Dimethylphenol

CAS 1300-71-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

144700-02-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dimethylphenol in plain language

What it is

Also known as Xylenol · Dimethyl phenol · Xylenol (mixed isomers) · Dimethylphenols, liquid or soild · Phenol, dimethyl- · Sudol

Show all 16 names

Xylenols · 2,3-dimethylphenol · Cresylic Acid · Dimethylhydroxybenzene · Hydroxydimethylbenzene · Stericol · UN3430 · xilenol · xylenol (cercla) · xylenol (sara iii)

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant, a preservative and a solvent.

  • Antioxidant
  • Preservative
  • Solvent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Dimethylphenol appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Antioxidant, Solvent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Vehicle, Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Preservative, Antioxidant, Solvent.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Dimethylphenol yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated July 2006

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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

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

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.

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 Dimethylphenol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

14

Named organisations

5

VehicleHome maintenanceLaboratory suppliesCleaning products and household care

Typical roles

AntioxidantPreservativeSolvent
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