Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII XHN6C9A7U3 · registered name 3-METHYL-5-HEPTANONE OXIME · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ETHYL METHYLBUTYL KETOXIMEINCI에틸메틸부틸케톡심Korean label name (MFDS standard)3-Heptanone, 5-methyl-, oximeSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 22457-23-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 245-010-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9051874
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2030433
- IUPAC
- N-Hydroxy-5-methylheptan-3-imine
- Molecular formula
- C8H17NO
- Molecular weight
- 143.23 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 16 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.
- Fragrance15
- Deodorizer1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low2
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 2 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata