Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
HOMOGERANYL PYRIDINEINCIPyridine, 4-(4,8-dimethyl-3,7-nonadienyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 38462-23-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 253-954-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9052058
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4030625
- IUPAC
- 4-(4,8-Dimethylnona-3,7-dien-1-yl)pyridine
- Molecular formula
- C16H23N
- Molecular weight
- 229.367 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
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard