What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 3T8H1794QW · 등록명 EUGENOL · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

EUGENOL

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 38 list it before the 1% line and 250 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 288 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 288

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 3T8H1794QW · registered name EUGENOL · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Gives the product a scentPERFUMINGListed as giving skin or hair a good feel (vague CosIng category)TONICMakes alcohol undrinkableDENATURANT

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted: International fragrance standard (IFRA) · United Kingdom

Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation · IFRA fragrance standards · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

European Union

Other : The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products

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 III (restricted substances), entry 71

Source: EU restricted substances (Annex III)

Restriction III/71 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name オイゲノール: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるフェノール誘導体である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

EUGENOLINCI유제놀Korean label name (MFDS standard)Phenol, 2-methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)-SynonymオイゲノールJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 97-53-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 202-589-1
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID9020617
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID90617

IUPAC: 2-Methoxy-4-(prop-2-en-1-yl)phenol
Molecular formula: C10H12O2
Molecular weight: 164.204 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Melting/freezing point: -7.5 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 253.2 ℃
Flash point: 124 ℃(c.c.)
Flammability (solid, gas): combustible
Vapour pressure: 0.0221 ㎜Hg (at 25 ℃)
Water solubility: 2460 ㎎/ℓ (at 25 ℃)
Vapour density: 5.67
Relative density: 1.0652 (at 20 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 2.27
Auto-ignition temperature: 380 ℃ (@ 98.5 kPa)
Viscosity: 7.817 cP (at 20 ℃)
Molecular weight: 164.20

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 1,032 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.

Fragrance1,015
Flavouring and nutrient6
Humectant5
Deodorizer3
Monomers1
Biocide1
Intermediate1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

11 skin studies and 3 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate4Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (80%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 14 studies

Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Sh
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative
SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across
Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening
Category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening
SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Classification not possible
Eye Irritation · Screening