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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 20534

PERMETHRIN

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.

Global evidence snapshot

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.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:52645-53-1
EC:258-067-9
Ingredient index records:
PERMETHRIN
Cosmetic functions: ANTIMICROBIAL

Cyclopropanecarboxylic acid, 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethyl-, (3-phenoxyphenyl) methyl ester

2 matched or reported names
PERMETHRINpermethrin

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 52645-53-1
CAS 52645-53-1PubChem CID 40326

Permethrin

Permethrin is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester in which the esterifying alcohol is 3-phenoxybenzyl alcohol and the cyclopropane ring is substituted with a 2,2-dichlorovinyl group and with gem-dimethyl groups. It has a role as an agrochemical, an ectoparasiticide, a pyrethroid ester insecticide, a pyrethroid ester acaricide and a scabicide. It is a cyclopropanecarboxylate ester and a member of cyclopropanes. It is functionally related to a 3-(2,2-dichlorovinyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
(3-phenoxyphenyl)methyl 3-(2,2-dichloroethenyl)-2,2-dimethylcyclopropane-1-carboxylate
Molecular formula
C21H20Cl2O3
Molecular weight
391.3 g/mol
Exact mass
390.0789499 Da
XLogP3
6.5
Topological polar surface area
35.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
0
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

PouncePermethrinePermetrinaElimiteKudosPermethrinumActicinAmbushfog
16 more reported names
ChinetrinCorsairDragnetEcsuminEctibanEfmethrinImperatorKaleaitKestrelLyclearOutflankPerigenPermasectPerthrineQuamlinStomoxi
External database identifiers

Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.

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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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