Database/Fragrance/Butoxydiglycol
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is Butoxydiglycol natural?

No. Butanol and the ethylene oxide chain are both petrochemical commodity feedstocks; no fragment of this glycol ether traces to a natural source.

INCI nameButoxydiglycol
CAS112-34-5
FormulaC8H18O3 · 162.23 Da
FunctionFragrance · Solvent
FeedstockButoxydiglycol is manufactured by reacting butanol with two…

How we scored it

Diethylene glycol butyl ether: butanol (synthetic alcohol) + 2x ethylene oxide, all petrochemical; no natural fragment. 0/162 = 0.0.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Butoxydiglycol is manufactured by reacting butanol with two moles of ethylene oxide, both bulk petrochemical feedstocks. No natural or bio-based route is in significant commercial use for this solvent.

In plain English

A synthetic solvent that helps dissolve fragrance oils and other ingredients so they blend smoothly into a product. It's made from petrochemical butanol and ethylene oxide, common industrial building blocks, not from plants.

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Structure

2D structure of Butoxydiglycol

2-(2-butoxyethoxy)ethanol

PubChem CID 8177 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Butoxydiglycol. PubChem CID 8177. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3BUTOXYDIGLYCOL. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4BUTOXYDIGLYCOL. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=BUTOXYDIGLYCOL