Hydroxycitronellol is an aliphatic alcohol.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Hydroxycitronellol is an aliphatic alcohol.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII R0B4U2I48W · registered name HYDROXYCITRONELLOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 107-74-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 203-517-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6044513
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4024513
- IUPAC
- 3,7-Dimethyloctane-1,7-diol
- Molecular formula
- C10H22O2
- Molecular weight
- 174.284 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Colorless liquid with a mild floral odor, [Fleurchem MSDS] · colourless very viscous liquid, mild sweet odour
- Boiling point
- 263 °C, 156 °C (15 mm Hg)
- Solubility
- slightly soluble in water, soluble in alcohol and oils · 1 ml in 1 ml 60% alcohol (in ethanol)
- Density
- 0.922-0.930
- Initial boiling point and range
- 265 ℃
- Molecular weight
- 174.28
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
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.
- Fragrance14
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- PubMed
- 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