Is Aluminum Butoxide safe in cosmetics?
Aluminum Butoxide has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Aluminum Butoxide
Also known as: 1-Butanol, aluminum salt, 1-Butanol, aluminum salt (3:1), Aluminum tributoxide, EINECS 221-394-2, UNII-D98432ZJPA
INCI: ALUMINUM BUTOXIDE
Aluminum Butoxide (CAS 3085-30-1) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Viscosity controlling, surface modifier. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
Aluminum Butoxide is classified GHS Danger (H225, H228, H302, H315, H318, H319, H335, H336) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
Source: Cosmetics: ingredients.eu_status; Chemicals: ghs_classifications.signal_word/hazard_statement_code
Function
Viscosity controlling, surface modifier
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
aluminum tris(butan-1-olate)
InChIKey
MYWQGROTKMBNKN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
No individual CIR review. Used as a processing aid, not a primary active; minimal regulatory attention.
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Aluminum Butoxide.
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
10 - 100 tonnes
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Safety (1)
Carcinogen Classification
Not listed by IARC. IARC classified aluminum production as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), but did not implicate aluminum itself as a human carcinogen. (L135) A link between use of aluminum-containing antiperspirants and increased risk of breast cancer has been proposed (A235), but studies have not been able to establish a clear link (A15468).
Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
Function Categories & List Membership
Regulatory List Membership (1)
FDA Indirect Food Contact Additives
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Aluminum Butoxide.
Known Synonyms
1-Butanol, aluminum salt
1-Butanol, aluminum salt (3:1)
Aluminum tributoxide
EINECS 221-394-2
UNII-D98432ZJPA
Regulatory Lists
CEDI
Indirect additives food contact (10/2018)
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL3184196
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Aluminum Butoxide allowed in the EU?
Aluminum Butoxide EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Aluminum Butoxide do in cosmetics?
Aluminum Butoxide functions as: Viscosity controlling, surface modifier. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 3085-30-1.
Is Aluminum Butoxide used outside cosmetics?
Aluminum Butoxide also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
Does Aluminum Butoxide have different safety status in cosmetics vs industrial chemicals?
Aluminum Butoxide is classified GHS Danger (H225, H228, H302, H315, H318, H319, H335, H336) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
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