Ingredient Dictionary

BENZYL CINNAMATE

Benzyl cinnamate is the cinnamate ester derived from cinnamic acid and benzyl alcohol.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 28 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 30 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 30

Definition

Benzyl cinnamate is the cinnamate ester derived from cinnamic acid and benzyl alcohol. Occuring in Balsam of Peru and Tolu balsam, in Sumatra and Penang benzoin, and as the main constituent of copaiba balsam, it is used in heavy oriental perfumes, as a fixative and as a flavouring agent. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a fixative, an epitope and an antigen.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII V67O3RO97U · registered name BENZYL CINNAMATE · 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 81

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/81

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ケイヒ酸ベンジル: 本品は、ケイヒ酸（＊）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 CINNAMATEINCI벤질신나메이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, phenylmethyl esterSynonymケイヒ酸ベンジルJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 103-41-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 203-109-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID3041663
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID1021663

IUPAC: Benzyl 3-phenylprop-2-enoate
Molecular formula: C16H14O2
Molecular weight: 238.286 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Solid with a sweet odor of balsam, Practically insoluble in water, mp = 39 deg C, [Merck Index] · White to pale yellow solid
Odour: Sweet odor of balsam
Boiling point: 228-230 °C @ 22 mm Hg · 350 °C, 195 °C (5 mm Hg)
Melting point: 39 °C · MELTING POINT: 35-36 °C /TRANS/, 30 °C /CIS/
Solubility: 1:8 IN 90% ALCOHOL · Practically insol in water, propylene glycol and glycerin. Sol in alcohol, ether, oils.
Density: 1.109 AT 15 °C · PRISMS, SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 1520 (IR, PRISM), 430 (UV), 104 (NMR), DENSITY: 1.109 @ 15 °C /TRANS/
Stability: MELTS AT ROOM TEMPERATURE TO YELLOWISH LIQUID
Melting/freezing point: 39 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 350 ℃
Flash point: &amp, gt, 100 ℃
Water solubility: 9.270 ㎎/ℓ (Water Solubility 25℃)
Relative density: 1.109 (15℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 4.18 (at 23.7 °C)
Viscosity: (1mmHg @ 173.8℃)
Molecular weight: 238.29

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 57 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.

Fragrance54
Flavouring and nutrient2
No specific technical function1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating3Classed as moderate1

The study conclusions largely agree (75%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 4 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)
High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1981
High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: Freund's Complete Adjuvant method Sensitization was carried out by a modified FCA method in guinea pigs.
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) Feb. 1987 according to other guideline: EEC Guideline B.5 "Acute Toxicity (Eye Irritation)" Jan. 1997 according to