Ethyl Lactate
- Benchmark: Benchmark 2
- Assessed: 2025-10-30
- Expires: 2030-02-24
Used primarily in Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pharmaceuticals, and Solvents & Cleaning applications, Ethyl Lactate is specifically used in cosmetics, flavoring agent, pharmaceutical, and solvent.
Ethyl lactate is the ester of lactic acid and ethanol. It is a flammable colorless liquid used as a solvent and a flavoring agent in food, as well as an anti-acne agent in cosmetic products (PubChem 2024).
Chemical Synonyms Ethyl L-lactate; ethyl (2S)-2-hydroxypropanoate; Ethyl L-(-)-Lactate; (S)-ethyl 2-hydroxypropanoate; (L)-ethyl lactate; (L)-(-)-ethyl lactate; ethyl (2S)-lactate; Propanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-, ethyl ester, (2S)-; Ethyl (S)-2-hydroxypropionate; (S)-Ethyl lactate; L-Lactic acid ethyl ester; (S)-(+)-ethyl lactate; (S)-(-)- ethyl lactate; (2S)-2-hydroxy-propionic acid ethyl ester (PubChem 2024)
Key Functions: Cosmetics & Personal Care, Food Contact & Additives, Pharmaceuticals, Solvents & Cleaning