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Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate

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SYNONYMS

2,2-DIMETHYL PROPANEDIOL DI(2-ETHYLHEXANOATE), 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL DIESTER OCTANOIC ACID, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL ESTER HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, 2,2-DIMETHYLPROPANE-1,3-DIYL 2-ETHYLHEXANOATE, 2-ETHYL- 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL ESTER HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-,2,2-DIMETHYLTRIMETHYLENE ESTER HEXANOIC ACID, HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL ESTER, HEXANOIC ACID, 2-ETHYL-,2,2-DIMETHYLTRIMETHYLENE ESTER, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DI(2-ETHYLHEXOATE), NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIETHYLHEXANOATE, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIOCTAN OATE, NEOPENTYL GLYCOL DIOCTANOATE, and OCTANOIC ACID, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL DIESTER

Neopentyl Glycol Diethylhexanoate is a diester of neopentyl glycol and 2-ethylhexanoic acid.

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LOW

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LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reingredientive Toxicity
LOW

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Products with this Ingredient

foundation	62 products
lipstick	36 products
recreational sunscreen	23 products
concealer	8 products
baby sunscreen	8 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	5 products
facial powder	4 products
daily use with SPF	2 products
hair treatment/serum	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
moisturizer	2 products
mask	1 products
	1 products
serums & essences	1 products
lip liner	1 products
CC cream	1 products
anti-aging	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
lip balm	1 products
oil controller	1 products

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CONCERN	REFERENCE
0 studies in PubMed science library may include information on the toxicity of this chemical	NLM PubMed

NLM (National Library of Medicine). 2012. PubMed online scientific bibliography data. http://www.pubmed.gov.

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