Official EU label nameGlossary entry 16596

METHYLBENZYL 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 identifiers

Resolved substance identity

CAS:589-18-4

EC:209-639-1

Ingredient index records:

METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL

Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, PERFUMING, SKIN CONDITIONING

4-methylbenzyl alcohol

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METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOL

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 589-18-4

CAS 589-18-4PubChem CID 11505

4-Methylbenzyl alcohol

4-methylbenzyl alcohol is a methylbenzyl alcohol in which the methyl substituent is para to the hydroxymethyl group. It has a role as a fragrance and a xenobiotic metabolite. It is a methylbenzyl alcohol and a member of toluenes. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (4-methylphenyl)methanol

Molecular formula: C8H10O
Molecular weight: 122.16 g/mol
Exact mass: 122.073164938 Da
XLogP3: 1.6
Topological polar surface area: 20.2 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 1
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

p-TolylcarbinolP-METHYLBENZYL ALCOHOLBenzenemethanol, 4-methyl-4-Tolylcarbinol4-(Hydroxymethyl)toluenep-Toluyl alcohol4-methylbenzenemethanolalpha-Hydroxy-p-xylene

16 more reported names

Benzyl alcohol, p-methyl-p-Methylbenzylalcohol4-Methyl-benzenemethanol4-Methyl benzenemethanolP-TOLUALCOHOLEXZ915A627P-TOLUIC ALCOHOLNSC-3992CHEBI:1895FEMA NO. 4624RefChem:99853Para-methylbenzyl alcohol209-639-1p-Tolylmethanol4-methylbenzylalcoholp-Methyl benzyl alcohol

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:1895
ChEMBL:CHEMBL90100
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5025574
PubMed:22963542
PubMed:22639619
PubMed:22594299
PubMed:22567566
PubMed:22058868
PubMed:22006242
PubMed:21928079
PubMed:21826314
PubMed:21782660
PubMed:21774818
PubMed:21768746
PubMed:21754893

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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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