- Korean limit
- 0.2%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1RMD883W6C · registered name 3-(P-METHYLPHENYL)PROPANAL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Banned
- International fragrance standard (IFRA)
- Restricted
- United Kingdom
Source: IFRA fragrance standards · EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
South Korea
- Maximum concentration : 0.2%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.2%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex III (restricted substances), entry 179 · maximum concentration 0.2%
Restriction III/179
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5406-12-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 226-460-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2063844
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3041582
- IUPAC
- 3-(4-Methylphenyl)propanal
- Molecular formula
- C10H12O
- Molecular weight
- 148.205 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.
- Fragrance2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- EU Cosmetics Regulation
- EU restricted substances (Annex III)
- IFRA fragrance standards
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)
- 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