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INCI ingredient

Diethyl Phthalate

Diethyl Phthalate appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Diethyl Phthalate appears on 5 ingredient lists in our database, most often in perfumes.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: denaturant, film forming, hair conditioning, fragrance, plasticiser, solvent

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • denaturant
  • film forming
  • hair conditioning
  • fragrance
  • plasticiser
  • solvent
  • denaturant: Rendering cosmetics unpalatable. Mostly added to cosmetics containing ethyl alcohol to make it unsuitable for ingestion.
  • film forming: Producing (upon application) a continuous film on the skin, hair or nails.
  • hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.

CAS 84-66-2 · EC 201-550-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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