Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.
BUTYLENE GLYCOL
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9684 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Medical/dental.
Research docs0Claims0Sources8FunctionDeodorizer • Flavouring and nutrientIdentifierDTXSID8026773
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
How we scored this
The concern value reflects this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from the published classifications and regulatory status below — not the safety of a product it appears in. A score near 40 is the baseline for ingredients with no specific signal (water scores 40 by design), so a mid-range value is not a safety verdict.
Concern score 5/100 · limited confidence.
Where it appears
Prevalence of BUTYLENE GLYCOL in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
9,684
Brands
6
Laboratory suppliesPersonal careMedical/dentalCleaning and safetyArts and crafts/office suppliesConstruction
Typical roles
DeodorizerFlavouring and nutrientFragranceHumectantPreservative
Catalog
Found in these products
Co-occurrence
Often appears with
Ingredients that frequently appear alongside BUTYLENE GLYCOL in the catalog.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.
Linked research
Primary documents currently linked to this ingredient record.
No linked research documents are attached to this ingredient yet.
Extracted claims
Structured claim signals pulled from linked ingredient research.
No extracted claims are attached to this ingredient yet.
Regulatory status
Published jurisdiction-level classifications and regulatory designations for this ingredient.
US
EPA
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 9684 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Personal care, Medical/dental. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Solvent, Softener and conditioner, Humectant.
Effective: october 13, 2011View source →
US
FDA
Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: SYSTEM; Maximum daily exposure: 1400 mg
US
FDA
