Ingredient Dictionary

ALLYL PHENOXYACETATE

Allyl phenoxyacetate is a monocarboxylic acid.

Definition

Allyl phenoxyacetate is a monocarboxylic acid.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII Q3P8UAF9WE · registered name ALLYL PHENOXYACETATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMING

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)

European Union

Other : Level of free allyl alcohol in the ester should be less than 0.1%

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 143

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/143

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Names & identifiers

ALLYL PHENOXYACETATEINCI알릴페녹시아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Acetic acid, phenoxy-, 2-propenyl esterSynonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 7493-74-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 231-335-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID3064722
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID7047720

IUPAC: Prop-2-en-1-yl phenoxyacetate
Molecular formula: C11H12O3
Molecular weight: 192.214 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Colourless to yellow liquid with honey/pineapple odour
Boiling point: 100.00 to 102.00 °C. @ 1.00 mm Hg · 100-102 °C (1mm Hg)
Solubility: 585 mg/L @ 20 °C (exp) · (in ethanol)
Density: 1.000-1.110

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 8 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.

Fragrance6
Flavouring and nutrient2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1Classed as low1

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 3 studies

Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) 2002 according to EPA OPPTS 870.2600 (Skin Sensitisation) 2003
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) 1981 equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 1981 equivalent or similar to other guideline: Modified Federal Hazardous Substances Labelling Act Method (Federal Register, 1964, 29 13009) according to