What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII M5BA6GAF1O · 등록명 DENATONIUM BENZOATE ANHYDROUS · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

DENATONIUM BENZOATE

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 21 list it before the 1% line and 35 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 56 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 56

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII M5BA6GAF1O · registered name DENATONIUM BENZOATE ANHYDROUS · 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)FRAGRANCEMakes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT

Safety & regulatory references

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Asessment of Alcohol Denat. including SD Alcohol 3-A, SD Alcohol 30, SD Alcohol 39, SD Alcohol 39-B, SD Alcohol 39-C, SD Alcohol 40, SD Alcohol 40-B, and SD Alcohol 40-C and the denaturants Quassin, Brucin/Brucine Sulfate, and Denatonium Benzoate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 安息香酸デナトニウム: 本品は、芳香族化合物であり次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

DENATONIUM BENZOATEINCI디나토늄벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzenemethanaminium, N-[2-[(2,6-dimethylphenyl)amino]-2-oxoethyl]-N,N-diethyl-, benzoateSynonym安息香酸デナトニウムJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 3734-33-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 223-095-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID8034376
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID6014376

IUPAC: N-Benzyl-2-(2,6-dimethylanilino)-N,N-diethyl-2-oxoethan-1-aminium benzoate
Molecular formula: C28H34N2O3
Molecular weight: 446.591 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: solid
Colour: white
Odour: odourless
pH: 6.5~7.5
Melting/freezing point: 168 ℃
Water solubility: 45000 ㎎/ℓ(at 20 ℃, in water)
Vapour density: (15.4)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 1.78
Molecular weight: 446.58

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 209 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.

Flavouring and nutrient120
Fragrance81
Viscosity modifier5
Deodorizer2
No specific technical function1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.

Classed as highly irritating1Classed 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 5 studies

Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-5 (Acute Dermal Irritation) according to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EPA OPP 81-6 (Skin Sensitisation)
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Open patch test
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Corrosive or Irritation Persists for > 21 days
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EPA OPP 81-4 (Acute Eye Irritation) according to