Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII JFF48NPZ44 · registered name METHYL 3-METHYLRESORCYLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL 3-METHYLRESORCYLATEINCI메틸3-메틸레조실레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, 2,4-dihydroxy-3-methyl-, methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 33662-58-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 251-618-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3067782
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3038723
- IUPAC
- Methyl 2,4-dihydroxy-3-methylbenzoate
- Molecular formula
- C9H10O4
- Molecular weight
- 182.175 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.
- Fragrance2
- Deodorizer1
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
Linked databases 11
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- 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