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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 10901

GERANIC ACID

This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:459-80-3
EC:207-299-9
Ingredient index records:
GERANIC ACID
Cosmetic functions: PERFUMING

3,7-Dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic Acid

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GERANIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name GERANIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 459-80-3
CAS 459-80-3PubChem CID 5275520

Geranic acid

Geranic acid is a polyunsaturated fatty acid that is octa-2,6-dienoic acid bearing two methyl substituents at positions 3 and 7 (the 2E-isomer). It has a role as a pheromone, an antifungal agent, an EC 1.14.18.1 (tyrosinase) inhibitor, a melanin synthesis inhibitor and a plant metabolite. It is a monoterpenoid, a polyunsaturated fatty acid, a methyl-branched fatty acid and an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a geranate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid
Molecular formula
C10H16O2
Molecular weight
168.23 g/mol
Exact mass
168.115029749 Da
XLogP3
3.1
Topological polar surface area
37.3 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
2
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

4698-08-2trans-geranic acid(E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dienoic acid2,6-Octadienoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadienoic acid(E)-geranic acidGeranoic acidDecaprenoic acid
16 more reported names
Geranic acid, (2E)-2,6-Octadienoic acid, 3,7-dimethyl-, (2E)-3,7-Dimethyl-2E,6-octadienoic acidNeric acidGeranic acid aEINECS 207-299-9UNII-PL902IKN0ANSC 229335BRN 1763804Geranilyc acidAI3-121363,7-Dimethyl-2,6(and 2,7)-octadienoic acidtrans-geranoic acid(2E)-geranic acidPL902IKN0AGERANIC ACID, TRANS-
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External database identifiers

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessmentsFDA Global Substance Registration SystemILO/WHO International Chemical Safety CardsJapan NITE-CHRIPNIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical HazardsOECD eChemPortalUS EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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Official source and scope

Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.

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