Ingredient Dictionary

ANISE ALCOHOL

4-Methoxybenzyl alcohol is a member of benzyl alcohols.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 27 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 28 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 28

Definition

4-Methoxybenzyl alcohol is a member of benzyl alcohols.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 7N6XGV3U49 · registered name ANISYL ALCOHOL · 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 : The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products

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 80

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/80

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name アニスアルコール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される環式アルコールである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ANISE ALCOHOLINCI아니스알코올Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanol, 4-methoxy-SynonymアニスアルコールJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 105-13-5
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-273-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID6044357
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID4024357

IUPAC: (4-Methoxyphenyl)methanol
Molecular formula: C8H10O2
Molecular weight: 138.166 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Liquid · Liquid, mp = 24-25 deg C, [Merck Index] White liquid or low-melting solid, mp = 22-25 deg C, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Boiling point: 259.00 to 260.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg · 259 °C
Melting point: 24 - 25 °C · 25 °C
Solubility: 2 mg/mL at 20 °C · insoluble in water, poorly soluble in glycols, glycerol, soluble in organic solvents, oils
Density: 1.107-1.115 · 1.108 @25 °C
Melting/freezing point: 25 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 259.1 ℃
Flash point: 135 ℃(o.c., @ 966 hPa)
Vapour pressure: 0.0038 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
Water solubility: 2000 ㎎/ℓ (@ 20 ℃)
Vapour density: 4.77
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.1
Molecular weight: 138.17

Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 69 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.

Fragrance65
Flavouring and nutrient2
No specific technical function1
Deodorizer1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

6 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating2Classed as moderate2Classed as low2

The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 33%), 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 9 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
Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: as mentioned below
Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline:
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Ambiguous
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline:
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: according to
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across