Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII W9O6R2H72I · registered name DIHYDROMYRCENYL ACETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
DIHYDROMYRCENYL ACETATEINCI7-Octen-2-ol, 2,6-dimethyl-, acetateSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 53767-93-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 258-751-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4052182
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4030752
- IUPAC
- 2,6-Dimethyloct-7-en-2-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C12H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 198.306 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 6 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.
- Fragrance4
- Deodorizer2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1Classed as low1
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), 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 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: method described by the Magnusson and Kligman "allergic contact dermatitis in the guinea pigs" "allergic contact dermatitis in the guinea pigs" Ed Ch. C. Thomas Springfield, Illinois, USA (1970) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: FDA of the United States FDA of the United States (Fed. Reg .28 (119), 5582 1963) according to other guideline: Draize and Kelley Draize and Kelley (Drug Cosmet. Industr. 71 (1952) 36) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: FDA of the United States FDA of the United States (Fed. Reg .28 (119), 5582 1963) according to other guideline: Draize and Kelley Draize and Kelley (Drug Cosmet. Industr. 71 (1952) 36) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard