How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 5 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
9 of 9 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
DermalogicaDermalogica retinoid acne clearing oil
MuradMurad Renewing Cleansing Cream
MuradMurad Renewing Cleansing Cream Travel Size
Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth Arden Visible Brightening Clearly Radiant Spot Correcting Capsules
Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth Arden Visible Brightening Clearly Radiant Bounce Cream
SOME BY MISOME BY MI Galactomyces Pure Vitamin C Glow Serum 30ml
LEADERSInsolution Mela Tox Skin Clinic Mask
Elizabeth ArdenElizabeth Arden PREVAGE® Anti-Aging Daily Serum 2.0
AHCPro Shot Gluta Bright Eye Cream For Face Special Set
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII G37UFG162O · registered name PHENYLETHYL RESORCINOL · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name フェニルエチルレゾルシノール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 85-27-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID501005319
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401432204
- IUPAC
- 4-(1-Phenylethyl)benzene-1,3-diol
- Molecular formula
- C14H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 214.264 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 79 ℃(1013hPa)
- Initial boiling point and range
- 365~368 ℃ (101.3kPa)
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00065 ㎩ (20℃)
- Water solubility
- 2850 ㎎/ℓ (20℃)
- Relative density
- 1.24 (24.9℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- log Pow=2.11 (22 ° C(pH7))
- Molecular weight
- 214.26
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Antioxidant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
The studies disagree (the most common conclusion covers 50%), 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 3 studies
- Corrosive
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) adopted 2002-04-24 according to - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) adopted 2004-04-24 according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Cationic Nanoliposomes Efficiently Delivering Phenylethyl Resorcinol Produce Enhanced Skin Lightening Effect · 2020
- Characterization and topical delivery of phenylethyl resorcinol · 2019
- p44/42 MAPK signaling is a prime target activated by phenylethyl resorcinol in its anti-melanogenic action. · 2019
- Enhanced stability of phenylethyl resorcinol in elastic vesicular formulations · 2019
- Hybrid polymeric microspheres for enhancing the encapsulation of phenylethyl resorcinol · 2019
Linked databases 14
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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 2