Official EU label nameGlossary entry 13197

HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL

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:623-05-2

EC:210-768-0

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HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL

Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING

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HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name HYDROXYBENZYL ALCOHOL.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 623-05-2

CAS 623-05-2PubChem CID 125

4-Hydroxybenzyl Alcohol

P-hydroxybenzyl alcohol is a member of the class of benzyl alcohols that is benzyl alcohol substituted by a hydroxy group at position 4. It has been isolated from Arcangelisia gusanlung. It has a role as a plant metabolite. It is a member of benzyl alcohols and a member of phenols. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 4-(hydroxymethyl)phenol

Molecular formula: C7H8O2
Molecular weight: 124.14 g/mol
Exact mass: 124.052429494 Da
XLogP3: 0.2
Topological polar surface area: 40.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

p-Hydroxybenzyl alcoholp-Methylolphenol4-Hydroxybenzenemethanol4-MethylolphenolBenzenemethanol, 4-hydroxy-p-(Hydroxymethyl)phenolGastrodigeninalpha-Hydroxy-p-cresol

16 more reported names

Parahydroxybenzyl Alcohol(4-Hydroxyphenyl)methanol1A3AH1FP1Bhydroxybenzyl alcoholNSC-227926FEMA NO. 3987CHEBI:674104-methylol phenolRefChem:524010CHEBI:24679210-768-04-HydroxybenzylalcoholBenzyl alcohol, p-hydroxy-p-hydroxy benzyl alcohol.alpha.-Hydroxy-p-cresolEINECS 210-768-0

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:67410
ChEMBL:CHEMBL202132
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID8073920
PubMed:30273962
PubMed:22470321
PubMed:22257859
PubMed:22155394
PubMed:21995752
PubMed:21966246
PubMed:21886599
PubMed:21886556
PubMed:21765922
PubMed:21765637
PubMed:21740583
PubMed:21582945

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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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