2-Phenoxyethanol
Drug ingredientCAS 122-99-6
This drug ingredient has classified U.S. production volumes. EPA withholds the number as confidential business information.
US productionCBI
Confidential Business Information. The EPA withholds this volume because publishing it could reveal the reporting company's trade secrets.
Import value, 2024$132M
Top sourceIndia 18%
At least one company claimed its 2023 production or import volume for this chemical as confidential, so EPA withholds it.
Why supply is unknownProduction is reported production, not a complete census of factories. US production volume is confidential. Production reporting year: 2023. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.
Where It Comes From
Customs basis: HS 290949 · basket
EPA reports by year
- 2023
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
- 2019
- US production Confidential · Imports Confidential
These shares come from HS customs code 290949, which covers 104 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.
Source Countries
Country of origin for US imports, from Census customs data (2024).
IN 18%IndiaJP 14%JapanDE 13%GermanyKR 11%South KoreaTW 11%Taiwan
- Switzerland
- Poland
- Brazil
- Singapore
- Norway
- Kyrgyzstan
- Ukraine
- Israel
EPA-registered manufacturers (3)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Syensqo Sa · BE Belgium
Dow Chemical
Solvay
Domestic parents -- activity not disclosed (3)
EPA records name a US company for this chemical but do not disclose whether the company made it here or imported it.
Colonial Group
Soyventis North America
Wego Chemical Group
EPA-registered importers (23)
Companies that report making or importing this chemical to the EPA. Registration is US-centric and does not indicate import origin.
Azelis Sa · LU Luxembourg
Basf Se · DE Germany
Clariant International · CH Switzerland
Galaxy Surfactants · IN India
Symrise Ag · DE Germany
Show all 23
Acme-Hardesty Co A Division Of Jacob Stern & Sons
Allchem Industries Holding
Ambyth Chemical
Ardex Americas
Azelis Us Holding
Basf
Bic Usa
Chemical Distribution Network
Clariant
Connect Chemicals Usa
Delta Carbona
Emco Chemical Distributors
Givaudan Fragrances
Silver Fern Chemical
Symrise
Target
Tri-K Industries
Valagro/Syngenta Biologicals
Why It Matters
Sectors
HealthConstructionMetals & MiningConsumer ProductsPaints & CoatingsPaper & PrintingCore Chemicals
Downstream Uses
Appears in 10 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).
- •Anubis Barcelona Regul Oil
- •Anubis Barcelona New Even
- •Anubis Barcelona
- •AnubisMed
- •Anubis Barcelona Vital Line
- •Anubis Barcelona Protective Line
- •CPAP Wipes
- •Anubis Barcelona Spa Line
Show all 10
- •Anubis Barcelona Total Hydrating
- •Antiseptic Cleansing WIPE(0.9% NACL)
FDA Shortage Status
Whether any manufacturer currently reports this drug as in shortage on the FDA Drug Shortages database. "Active Shortage" means at least one presentation has status "current."
No FDA shortage records
Industrial Uses
Used in 9 sectors as 9 functional roles.
- •Fragrance in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Wholesale and Retail Trade (0%)Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable
- •Preservative in Not Known or Reasonably Ascertainable (10%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fixing agent (mordant) in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Preservative in Other (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Surfactant (surface active agent) in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in Paint and Coating Manufacturing (5%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Fragrance in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Etching agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in All Other Basic Inorganic Chemical Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Plasticizer in Construction (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Solvent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (99%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Cleaning agent in Soap, Cleaning Compound, and Toilet Preparation ManufacturingProcessing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
- •Waterproofing agent in All Other Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing (100%)Processing—incorporation into formulation, mixture, or reaction product
Vendor Pricing
$0.02/gApollo Scientific US
CountryUnited Kingdom
Pack$47.00 / 2.5 kg
Purity98%
Vendors28 available
Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.
27 more vendors
| Vendor | Country Supplier country. Where available, shows shipping origin. When the supplier ships from a different country than where they are registered, both are shown. Most suppliers show registration country only. | $/g | Pack | Purity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Chemicals LLC | Hong Kong | $0.02 | 500 g | 98% |
| Angene Chemical | China → Hong Kong | $0.03 | 500 g | 98% |
| A2B Chem LLC | United States | $0.03 | 25 kg | 95% |
| AA BLOCKS | United States | $0.03 | 25 kg | 95% |
| Ambeed, Inc. | United States | $0.03 | 1 kg | 94% |
| Chemscene | United States | $0.05 | 1 kg | — |
| ALFA AESAR | Germany | $0.06 | 5 kg | 94% |
| Fluorochem EU | Germany | $0.07 | 500 g | 94% |
| Fluorochem UK | United Kingdom | $0.07 | 500 g | 94% |
| Angene International Limited | United States | $0.07 | 500 g | 95% |
| Acrotein ChemBio, Inc. | United States | $0.08 | 1 kg | — |
| Combi-Blocks, Inc. | United States | $0.25 | 1 kg | 94% |
| AK Scientific Specialized | United States | $0.40 | 100 g | 98% |
| AK Scientific, Inc. | United States | $0.57 | 100 g | 99% |
| Molnova | China | $43.00 | 1 g | 99% |
| TargetMol Chemicals | China → United States | $48.00 | 1 g | 99.47% |
| Interbioscreen | Hong Kong | $51.00 | 10 g | 95% |
| MedChemExpress MCE | Sweden | $75.02 | 1 g | 99.81% |
| Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock) | Germany | $75.50 | 10 g | — |
| Sigma-Aldrich | Germany | $75.50 | 10 g | — |
| AstaTech (2 weeks) | United States | $91.00 | 1 g | 95% |
| Labotest KG | Germany | $217.80 | 5000 mg | 90% |
| Otava, Ltd. | Ukraine | $460.00 | 250 mg | 95% |
| Fulfilled by Molport | Latvia | $1000.00 | 5 mg | — |
| Otava, Ltd. (2 weeks) | Ukraine | $2724.00 | 50 mg | 90% |
| Key Organics Ltd. | United Kingdom | $2740.00 | 50 mg | 95% |
| Angene | China → Hong Kong | $4266.67 | 30 mg | 98% |
Chemical Identity
CAS122-99-6
PubChem CID31236
DTXSIDDTXSID9021976
FormulaC8H10O2
Mol. Weight138.16 g/mol
SMILESC1=CC=C(C=C1)OCCO
Data Sources
- EPA CompTox (DSSTox) · DTXSID9021976Retrieved 2026-04-06
- PubChem · compound 31236Retrieved 2026-04-06
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- EPA Chemical Data ReportingReporting year: 2023 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
- US Census international tradeReporting year: 2024 · Retrieved 2026-10-04
Brief citations
2-Phenoxyethanol (CAS 122-99-6) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/122-99-6/ EPA CompTox (DSSTox): DTXSID9021976. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://comptox.epa.gov/dashboard/chemical/details/DTXSID9021976 PubChem: 31236. Retrieved 2026-04-06. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/31236 EPA Chemical Data Reporting: 122-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting EPA Chemical Data Reporting: CAS 122-99-6. Reporting year: 2023. https://www.epa.gov/chemical-data-reporting US Census international trade: HS 290949 for CAS 122-99-6. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/