Official EU label nameGlossary entry 20532

PERILLYL 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:536-59-4

EC:208-639-9

Ingredient index records:

PERILLYL ALCOHOL

Cosmetic functions: ANTIMICROBIAL, ANTIOXIDANT, FRAGRANCE, PERFUMING, SKIN PROTECTING

1-Cyclohexene-1-methanol, 4-(1-methylethenyl)-; 4-Isopropenylcyclohex-1-enylmethanol; perilla alcohol

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PERILLYL ALCOHOL

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 536-59-4

CAS 536-59-4PubChem CID 10819

Perillyl Alcohol

Perillyl alcohol is a limonene monoterpenoid consists of a cyclohexene ring substituted by a hydroxymethyl and a prop-1-en-2-yl group at positions 1 and 4 respectively. It is a constituent of a variety of essential oils including lavender. It has a role as a volatile oil component and a plant metabolite. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (4-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexen-1-yl)methanol

Molecular formula: C10H16O
Molecular weight: 152.23 g/mol
Exact mass: 152.120115130 Da
XLogP3: 2.1
Topological polar surface area: 20.2 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 1
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

PerillolIsocarveolp-Mentha-1,8-dien-7-olHydrocumin alcohol1-Cyclohexene-1-methanol, 4-(1-methylethenyl)-Iso-carveolDihydrocuminic alcoholDihydrocuminyl alcohol

16 more reported names

4-(1-Methylethenyl)-1-cyclohexene-1-methanol4-Isopropenyl-1-cyclohexene carbinolFEMA No. 26644-Isopropenylcyclohex-1-en-1-ylmethanol4-Isopropenyl-cyclohex-1-ene-1-methanol1-Hydroxymethyl-4-isopropenyl-1-cyclohexeneDl-perillyl alcoholNSC 641066CHEBI:15420319R5C7293RefChem:928854cyclohex-1-ene-1-methanol, 4(1-methylethenyl)208-639-9Neo-100Neo100NSC-641066

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:15420
ChEMBL:CHEMBL444711
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4052180
PubMed:22902867
PubMed:22481252
PubMed:22294726
PubMed:22275821
PubMed:22272932
PubMed:22187555
PubMed:22096322
PubMed:22074157
PubMed:21941588
PubMed:21931523
PubMed:21904647
PubMed:21760828

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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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