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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

● OCTANOIC ACID, 2,2-DIMETHYL-1,3-PROPANEDIYL DIESTER

Restricted

Restricted: EWG VERIFIED products cannot contain this ingredient without adequate substantiation

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

Common concerns

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LOW

Cancer
LOW

Allergies & Immunotoxicity
LOW

Developmental and Reproductive Toxicity
LOW

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CONCERNS
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Products with this Ingredient

lipstick	57 products
foundation	43 products
recreational sunscreen	18 products
daily use with SPF	8 products
facial moisturizer/treatment	7 products
CC cream	7 products
bronzer/highlighter	6 products
baby sunscreen	4 products
around-eye cream	4 products
moisturizer	3 products
hair treatment/serum	3 products
concealer	3 products
mask	2 products
hair styling aide	2 products
hair spray	1 products
body oil	1 products
setting powder/spray	1 products
BB cream	1 products
	1 products
toners/astringents	1 products
oil controller	1 products
lip balm	1 products

Informational

CONCERN	REFERENCE
Industry or government recommendations for safe use: restrictions on concentration, impurities, product types, or manufacturing methods - any	Open scientific literature

Data gaps

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

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

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