Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ISOPROPYL-METHYL-BICYCLOOCTENE-2-CARBALDEHYDEINCIBicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene-2-carboxaldehyde, 5(or 6)-methyl-7(or 8)-(1-methylethyl)-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 68259-31-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 269-522-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6052405
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8030978
- IUPAC
- 5-Methyl-7-(propan-2-yl)bicyclo[2.2.2]oct-5-ene-2-carbaldehyde
- Molecular formula
- C13H20O
- Molecular weight
- 192.302 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Fragrance3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
4 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate2Classed as low2
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), 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
- Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: CTFA Safety Testing Guidelines, The Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association, Inc., Washington, D.C. 20036; "Guidelines for Evaluating Photodermatitis", 1991. - Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Modification of the method described by Draize. J.H. Draize, "Dermal Toxicity", Appraisal of the Safety of Chemicals in Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics (The Association of Food and Drug Officials of the United States, 1975), p. 47. according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: Modification of the method described by Draize. J.H. Draize, Appraisal of the Safety of Chemicals in Foods, Drugs and Cosmetics (The Association of Food and Drug Officials of the United States, 1975), pp. 49-51. according to OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard