Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 559W78R3BZ · registered name 5-METHYL-5-PHENYL-3-HEXANONE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
5-METHYL-5-PHENYL-3-HEXANONEINCI3-Hexanone, 5-methyl-5-phenyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4927-36-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-561-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5052129
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7030698
- IUPAC
- 5-Methyl-5-phenylhexan-3-one
- Molecular formula
- C13H18O
- Molecular weight
- 190.286 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
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 2 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard