Triacetin
- Benchmark: Benchmark 3
- Assessed: 2020-12-28
- Expires: 2025-12-28
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pesticides & Biocides, Plasticizers & Polymer, and Solvents & Cleaning applications, Triacetin is specifically used in antimicrobial agent, food additive, food industry, fragrance, plasticizer, and solvent.
Triacetin functions as an antimicrobial, film forming agent, fragrance, plasticizer, and solvent in cosmetic products (EC 2020). It is used as a plasticizer for cigarette filters and cellulose nitrate (OECD 2002a). It is also used in photographic films and as a solvent in the manufacture of celluloid, a fixative in perfumery, and a food additive (OECD 2002a).
Chemical Synonyms 1,2,3-Propanetriol triacetate; Acetic, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester; Triacetin; 1,2,3-Propanetriyl triacetate; Glycerin triacetate; Glycerol triacetate; Glyceryl triacetate; Triacetyl glycerine; Triacetylglycerol (ChemIDplus 2020)
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pesticides & Biocides, Plasticizers & Polymer, Solvents & Cleaning