Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII L7QWJ4USPC · registered name 2-METHYL-3-(P-METHOXYPHENYL)PROPANAL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- International fragrance standard (IFRA)
Source: IFRA fragrance standards
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHOXYHYDRATROPALDEHYDEINCIBenzenepropanal, 4-methoxy-.alpha.-methyl-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5462-06-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-749-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6044567
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4024567
- IUPAC
- 3-(4-Methoxyphenyl)-2-methylpropanal
- Molecular formula
- C11H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 178.231 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 32 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.
- Fragrance30
- Deodorizer2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating1Classed as low1
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 4 studies
- High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) (1993) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) (1996) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to other guideline: EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) (1996) according to - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) (1981) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- IFRA fragrance standards
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- 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