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미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII XDK482748R · 등록명 BENZYLHEMIFORMAL · 단일 화학물질

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BENZYLHEMIFORMAL

Korean limit: 0.15%

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII XDK482748R · registered name BENZYLHEMIFORMAL · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Benzylhemiformal is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted: South Korea · Taiwan
Allowed preservative: Taiwan · United Kingdom

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Argentina · Brazil

Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.15%
Other limitations and requirements : Only products RINSE to n

ASEAN

Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.15%
Other limitations and requirements : Only for products to be removed by rinsing

China

Maximum concentration : 0.15%

European Union

Product Type, body parts : Rinse-off products
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.15%

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 V (allowed preservatives), entry 55 · maximum concentration 0.15% · applies to Rinse-off products

Source: EU allowed preservatives (Annex V)

Restriction V/55 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer · SCCS opinion: Opinion on Benzylhemiformal; SCIENTIFIC ADVICE ON the threshold for the warning ‘contains formaldehyde’ in Annex V, preamble point 2 for formaldehyde-releasing substances

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Names & identifiers

BENZYLHEMIFORMALINCI벤질헤미포름알Korean label name (MFDS standard)Methanol, (phenylmethoxy)-SynonymMETHANOL, (PHENYLMETHOXY-)Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 14548-60-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 238-588-8
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID3042136
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID1022136

IUPAC: (Benzyloxy)methanol
Molecular formula: C8H10O2
Molecular weight: 138.166 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Melting/freezing point: 22.47 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 161.7 ℃
Flash point: 49.5 ℃
Vapour pressure: 1.55 ㎜Hg (25°C)
Water solubility: 149900 ㎎/ℓ
Vapour density: 4.769416637901277
Relative density: 1.095
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 0.31
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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 4 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.

Preservative3
Biocide1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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.

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Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Category 8.3A (Category 1)
Eye Irritation · Read Across