Fact Sheet: Butoxyethanol

INCI name: Butoxyethanol.

Function: Masking agent, solvent, viscosity control agent.

Origin: Synthetic.

Concentration allowed by European regulations : Up to 4% as a solvent for oxidation dye for hair coloring in ready-to-use preparations. Up to 2% as a solvent for non-oxidizing dyes for hair coloring in ready-to-use preparations.

Where to find it / them? : Hair creams.

Risks to health: Potential skin irritant, suspected carcinogen, suspected reprotoxic.

Risks to the environment : /

More information : Prohibited in aerosols for its toxicity by inhalation.