Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
METHYL DIMETHYLMETHYLENECYCLOHEXANE CARBOXYLATEINCI메틸다이메틸메틸렌사이클로헥산카복실레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Cyclohexanecarboxylic acid, 2,2-dimethyl-6-methylene-, methyl esterSynonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 81752-87-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7051399
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8030001
- IUPAC
- Methyl 2,2-dimethyl-6-methylidenecyclohexane-1-carboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C11H18O2
- Molecular weight
- 182.263 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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
- Softener and conditioner1
- 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
- Skin Irrit. 2
Skin Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata