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2-Phenoxyethanol

Hazardous Classification (according to GHS)

HAZARDOUS

CAS Number

122-99-6

Signal Word

WARNING

Hazard Pictograms

GHS07 - Exclamation mark - Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin. — GHS07 – Exclamation mark – Low level toxicity. This includes respiratory, skin, and eye irritation, skin sensitisers and chemicals harmful if swallowed, inhaled or in contact with skin.

Hazard Statements & Categories

H302 Harmful if swallowed (Class: Acute Toxicity – Oral, Category 4)
H319 Causes serious eye irritation (Class: (Corrosion) Damage/irritation – Eye, Category 2A)

Other names

Phenylglycol ether
Phenoxyethanol

What It Does

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Notes

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Information Sources

https://hcis.safeworkaustralia.gov.au/HazardousChemical/Details?chemicalID=3466
https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/ingredients/704811-PHENOXYETHANOL/
https://chemicalsafety.com/

Last Updated

October 11, 2025

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