Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII G8UX8N3J3Z · registered name Methylcyclohexylacetate · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Listed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL CYCLOHEXYLACETATEINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 14352-61-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 700-789-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60162451
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9084942
- IUPAC
- Methyl cyclohexylacetate
- Molecular formula
- C9H16O2
- Molecular weight
- 156.225 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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.
- Deodorizer1
- Fragrance1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as highly irritating1
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
- High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard