Gloshell
Ingredients

Ingredient Dictionary

BENZOGUANAMINE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 132 list it before the 1% line and 5 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 137 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 137

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII B9E2Q3VTUB · registered name BENZOGUANAMINE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCESlows spoilage by oxygenANTIOXIDANT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ベンゾグアナミン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BENZOGUANAMINEINCI벤조구아나민Korean label name (MFDS standard)1,3,5-Triazine-2,4-diamine, 6-phenyl-SynonymベンゾグアナミンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
91-76-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
202-095-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID1020142
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID50142
IUPAC
6-Phenyl-1,3,5-triazine-2,4-diamine
Molecular formula
C9H9N5
Molecular weight
187.206 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Liquid, Dry Powder · White solid, [ICSC] Crystalline solid, [Alfa Aesar MSDS]
Melting point
227-228 °C · 228 °C
Solubility
SOL IN METHYL CELLOSOLVE, INSOL IN BENZENE · 0.06% IN WATER @ 22 °C, 0.6% IN WATER @ 100 °C
Density
1.40 @ 25 °C/4 °C · 1.42 g/cm³
Colour
white
Melting/freezing point
228 ℃
Initial boiling point and range
&amp, gt, 350 ℃
Upper/lower flammability or explosive limits
- / -
Vapour pressure
0.000000119 ㎜Hg (25 ℃, est.)
Water solubility
600 ㎎/ℓ (22 ℃)
Vapour density
6.46
Relative density
1.4 (25 ℃/4 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
1.38
Molecular weight
187.205

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 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.

  • Processing aids not otherwise specified3
  • Monomers2
  • Deodorizer1
  • Antioxidant1
  • Fragrance1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

4 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low3

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 6 studies
  • Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
    skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) adopted May 12, 1981 according to
  • Classification not possible
    Skin Sensitization · Screening
  • Not classified
    Skin Irritation · Screening
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
  • Severe Irritation
    eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 84/449/EEC according to
  • Category 2B
    Eye Irritation · Screening

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Linked databases 17