Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 2ARF3ZNJ1R · registered name FARNESYL ACETATE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Listed as giving skin or hair a good feel (vague CosIng category)TONICGives the product a scentPERFUMING
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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 酢酸ファルネシル: 本品は、酢酸（＊）とファルネソール（＊）とのエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
FARNESYL ACETATEINCI파네실아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, acetateSynonym酢酸ファルネシルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 29548-30-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 249-689-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2047222
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0027222
- IUPAC
- 3,7,11-Trimethyldodeca-2,6,10-trien-1-yl acetate
- Molecular formula
- C17H28O2
- Molecular weight
- 264.409 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colourless liquid, Rosy floral aroma
- Boiling point
- 165-166 °C (9 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- Practically insoluble to insoluble in water · Soluble (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.908-0.914
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 9 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.
- Fragrance5
- Humectant2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Highly efficient biosynthesis of β-caryophyllene with a new sesquiterpene synthase from tobacco · 2022
- Selected Compounds Structurally Related to Acyclic Sesquiterpenoids and Their Antibacterial and Cytotoxic Activity · 2015
- Sebum reduction in oily skin individuals by treatment with a combination of panthenyl triacetate and farnesyl acetate, precursors of the isoprenoid and sterol syntheses · 2006
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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