- Korean limit
- 0.01%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII WHD8YJ226P · registered name 3-PROPYLIDENEPHTHALIDE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- International fragrance standard (IFRA) · United Kingdom
Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation · IFRA fragrance standards · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 0.01%
European Union
- Product Type, body parts : (a) Oral products (b) Other produts
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (b) 0.01%
- Other : The presence of the substance shall be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when its concentration exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products.
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 175 · maximum concentration (b) 0.01% · applies to (a) Oral products (b) Other produts
Restriction III/175
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ３－プロピリデンフタリド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 17369-59-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-402-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7025972
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID70810032
- IUPAC
- 3-Propylidene-2-benzofuran-1(3H)-one
- Molecular formula
- C11H10O2
- Molecular weight
- 174.199 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Fragrance2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of alicyclic and aromatic lactones (chemical group 11) when used as flavourings for all animal species. · 2012
- Quantitative next generation risk assessment for skin sensitization - application of regression models based on in vitro data to estimate point of departure. · 2025
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- IFRA fragrance standards
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- 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