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
ETHYL 3,5,5-TRIMETHYLHEXANOATEINCIHexanoic acid, 3,5,5-trimethyl-, ethyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 67707-75-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 266-959-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7052367
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7030939
- IUPAC
- Ethyl 3,5,5-trimethylhexanoate
- Molecular formula
- C11H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 186.295 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 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 5 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) July 31, 1992 according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) July 17, 1992 according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 1981 - Ambiguous
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) May 12, 1981 according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) 29.12.1992 according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) Feb. 1987 according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard