Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII BY54I7IT3L · registered name METHYL ABIETATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Gives the product a scentPERFUMING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL ABIETATEINCI1-Phenanthrenecarboxylic acid, 1,2,3,4,4a,4b,5,6,10,10a-decahydro-1,4a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-, methyl ester, [1R-(1.alpha.,4a.beta.,4b.alpha.,10a.alpha.)]-Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 127-25-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-832-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9048190
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID0028165
- IUPAC
- Methyl abieta-7,13-dien-18-oate
- Molecular formula
- C21H32O2
- Molecular weight
- 316.485 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 9 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.
- Fragrance9
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
5 skin studies and 2 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating4Classed as moderate1Classed as low2
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 57%), 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 7 studies
- Severe Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mention below - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - Low to Moderate Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to other guideline: As mentioned below - SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard