Ingredient Dictionary

BENZYL BENZOATE

Benzyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of benzoic acid with benzyl alcohol.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 78 list it before the 1% line and 642 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 716 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 716

Definition

Benzyl benzoate is a benzoate ester obtained by the formal condensation of benzoic acid with benzyl alcohol. It has been isolated from the plant species of the genus Polyalthia. It has a role as an acaricide, a scabicide and a plant metabolite. It is a benzoate ester and a benzyl ester. It is functionally related to a benzoic acid.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII N863NB338G · registered name Benzyl benzoate · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Base that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENTGives the product a scentPERFUMINGInhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIAL

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 85

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/85 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Benzyl Alcohol, Benzoic Acid and its Salts, and Benzyl Benzoate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 安息香酸ベンジル: 本品は、安息香酸（＊）とベンジルアルコール（＊）とのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

BENZYL BENZOATEINCI벤질벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, phenylmethyl esterSynonym安息香酸ベンジルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 120-51-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 204-402-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID8029153
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID809153

IUPAC: Benzyl benzoate
Molecular formula: C14H12O2
Molecular weight: 212.248 g/mol

Measured properties

Melting/freezing point: 21 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 324 ℃
Flash point: 148 ℃(c.c.)
Flammability (solid, gas): combustible
Vapour pressure: 0.000224 ㎜Hg (25 ℃)
Water solubility: 15.4 ㎎/ℓ (25 ℃, est.)
Vapour density: 7.31
Relative density: 1.1
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 3.97
Auto-ignition temperature: 480 ℃
Viscosity: 8.292 cP (25 ℃)
Molecular weight: 212.2468

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 675 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.

Fragrance604
Deodorizer32
Solvent14
Biocide7
Flavouring and nutrient6
Plasticizer5
Preservative2
Surfactant (surface active agent)2

2 other uses

Stabilizing agent2
No specific technical function1

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) according to
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)
Classification not possible
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to