Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2BH2T7C3MX · registered name 2-METHYL 5-PHENYLPENTANOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
2-METHYL 5-PHENYLPENTANOLINCI2-메틸5-페닐펜탄올Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenepentanol, .beta.-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 25634-93-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 405-890-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID70885306
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101024692
- IUPAC
- 2-Methyl-5-phenylpentan-1-ol
- Molecular formula
- C12H18O
- Molecular weight
- 178.275 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Deodorizer3
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 4 studies
- Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 12
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubMed
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata