Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII L88RA8N5EG · registered name ISOBORNEOL · 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
- 124-76-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-712-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2042060
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0022060
- IUPAC
- (1R,2R,4R)-1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-ol
- Molecular formula
- C10H18O
- Molecular weight
- 154.253 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Liquid, CBI, Other Solid · White solid, [Hawley]
- Odour
- Camphor odor
- Boiling point
- Sublimes
- Melting point
- 216 °C · Crystals from petroleum ether. sublimes on heating, MP: 212 °C (in a sealed tube). Practically insoluble in water. Readily soluble in alcohol, ether, chloroform /dl-Isoborneol/
- Solubility
- In water, 7.38X10-4 mg/L at 25 °C /l-Isoborneol/ · In water, 7.4X10-4 mg/L at 25 °C /d-Isoborneol/
- Density
- 1.10 g/cm cu at 20 °C
- Stability
- Stable under recommended storage conditions.
- Colour
- white
- Odour threshold
- 16 ppb
- Melting/freezing point
- 202 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 212 ℃
- Flash point
- 150 ℉
- Vapour pressure
- 0.035 ㎜Hg(25 °C)
- Water solubility
- 738 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 1.1 (20 °C)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 3.24
- Molecular weight
- 154.24
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 30 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.
- Fragrance26
- Deodorizer2
- Flavouring and nutrient2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 25%), so they do not establish that this ingredient is irritating. These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 5 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · according to other guideline: as mentioned below - Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Moderate or Mild Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
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- Essential Oils of Alpinia nantoensis Retard Forskolin-Induced Melanogenesis via ERK1/2-Mediated Proteasomal Degradation of MITF · 2020
- A comparative account of extraction of oleoresin from Curcuma aromatica Salisb by solvent and supercritical carbon dioxide: Characterization and bioactivities · 2019
- Study On Dongle Gao in vitro spread through skin · 2012
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English · Chinese