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Butyl acrylate

CAS 141-32-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Butyl acrylate in plain language

What it is

Also known as 2-Propenoic Acid · 2-Propenoic acid, butyl ester · Copolymer of acrylates · butyl acrylate (sara iii) · butylacrylate · n-Butyl acrylate

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a binder.

  • Binding
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 acrylate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveButyl Acrylate is the organic compound
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, acrylic component, foam coating.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 30 composition records across product categories including Construction and building materials, Home maintenance, Laboratory supplies. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Binder, acrylic component, foam coating.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Butyl acrylate. 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 acrylate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

    Open →
  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated January 7, 2008

    Open →

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

Source records

30

Named organisations

6

Construction and building materialsHome maintenanceLaboratory suppliesElectronics/small appliancesRaw materialsFurniture and furnishings

Typical roles

Binding
See products using Butyl acrylate →

Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Butyl acrylate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.