Official EU label nameGlossary entry 3247
BENZYL CINNAMATE
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 5 of 13 indexed market datasets: 4 country records and 1 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
5
Evidence gaps
8
Resolved identifiers
2
Resolved substance identity
CAS:103-41-3
EC:203-109-3
Ingredient index records:
BENZYL CINNAMATE
Cosmetic functions: PERFUMING
2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl, phenylmethyl ester
Inventory restriction note: III/81
5 matched or reported names
BENZYL CINNAMATEBenzyl cinnamate2-Propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, phenylmethyl esterBenzyl cinnamate (2-propenoic acid, 3-phenyl-, phenylmethyl ester)2-Propenoic acid, 3- phenyl- , phenylmethyl ester Benzyl cinnamate (CAS No. 103-41-3)
Regulatory evidence in all 13 markets
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| Market | Result | Records | Dataset | Meaning / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union EU | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Great Britain GB | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Canada CA | No local match | 0 | Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025 | The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list. |
| New Zealand NZ | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| ASEAN ASEAN | No local match | 0 | Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026 | Regional annex coverage does not replace member-state implementation dates, notifications or national deviations. |
| China CN | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025 | IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately. |
| Japan JP | No local match | 0 | Complete Standards appendices dataset MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot | The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion. |
| South Korea KR | No local match | 0 | Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026 | Korean source wording is canonical and other positive lists/notices may still apply to the formulation. |
| United States US | No local match | 0 | Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026 | FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety. |
| Australia AU | No local match | 0 | Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026 | An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction. |
| Brazil BR | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026 | RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026. |
| India IN | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4 Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022) | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Saudi Arabia SA | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete official list index SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
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Matching market records and conditions
Great Britain
GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026New Zealand
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026India
Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022)Saudi Arabia
SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026Exact Annex II–VI evidence
Annex IIIentry 81
Open full regulatory recordBenzyl cinnamate
Restrictions: The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products
Chemical identity and properties
CAS 103-41-3PubChem CID 5273469
Benzyl Cinnamate
Benzyl cinnamate is the cinnamate ester derived from cinnamic acid and benzyl alcohol. Occuring in Balsam of Peru and Tolu balsam, in Sumatra and Penang benzoin, and as the main constituent of copaiba balsam, it is used in heavy oriental perfumes, as a fixative and as a flavouring agent. It has a role as a flavouring agent, a fragrance, a fixative, an epitope and an antigen. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- benzyl (E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoate
- Molecular formula
- C16H14O2
- Molecular weight
- 238.28 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 238.099379685 Da
- XLogP3
- 3.8
- Topological polar surface area
- 26.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
CinnameinBenzyl 3-phenylpropenoatetrans-Cinnamic acid benzyl esterCinnamic acid, benzyl esterBenzylcinnamateBenzyl alcohol, cinnamic esterFEMA No. 2142Benzyl-3-phenylpropenoate
16 more reported names
Benzyl gamma-phenylacrylateBenzylester kyseliny skoricove3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid phenylmethyl esterV67O3RO97UCHEBI:146174NSC-11780NSC-44403benzyl (2Z)-3-phenylprop-2-enoateRefChem:566743203-109-3Cinnamic acid benzyl esterNSC 11780benzyl (2E)-3-phenylprop-2-enoateBenzyl cinnamate (Standard)Benzyl cinnamate, >=98%3-Phenyl-2-propenoic acid benzyl ester
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:146174
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL361197
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID00880905
- PubMed:29540657
- PubMed:27965148
- PubMed:27270453
- PubMed:22023385
- PubMed:20491607
- PubMed:15464616
Evidence from additional scientific databases
NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match5273469
Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.
- Boiling Point: 228-230 °C @ 22 mm Hg Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Boiling Point: 350 °C; 195 °C (5 mm Hg) Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Color/Form: WHITE TO PALE-YELLOW, FUSED, CRYSTALLINE SOLID Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Color/Form: Crystals from 95% ethanol Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Color/Form: White crystals Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Density: 1.109 AT 15 °C Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Density: PRISMS; SADTLER REFERENCE NUMBER: 1520 (IR, PRISM); 430 (UV); 104 (NMR); DENSITY: 1.109 @ 15 °C /TRANS/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Flash Point: GREATER THAN 100 °C Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Melting Point: 39 °C Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Melting Point: MELTING POINT: 35-36 °C /TRANS/; 30 °C /CIS/ Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Odor: Sweet odor of balsam Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Physical Description: Solid with a sweet odor of balsam; Practically insoluble in water; mp = 39 deg C; [Merck Index] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Physical Description: White to pale yellow solid Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: 1:8 IN 90% ALCOHOL Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: Practically insol in water, propylene glycol and glycerin. Sol in alcohol, ether, oils. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Solubility: insoluble in water; soluble in oils Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Solubility: very soluble (in ethanol) Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
- Vapor Pressure: 1 mm Hg @ 173.8 °C Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Carcinogen Classification: No indication of carcinogenicity to humans (not listed by IARC). Source: Toxin and Toxin Target Database (T3DB)
- Signal: Warning Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- GHS Hazard Statements: H317 (99.8%): May cause an allergic skin reaction [Warning Sensitization, Skin]; H411 (99.5%): Toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects [Hazardous to the aquatic environment, long-term hazard] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Precautionary Statement Codes: P261, P272, P273, P280, P302+P352, P321, P333+P317, P362+P364, P391, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 1794 reports by companies from 13 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory. Each notification may be associated with multiple companies.; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
- Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF of 270 was calculated for benzyl cinnamate(SRC), using an estimated log Kow of 4.1(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is high(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 10,400(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that benzyl cinnamate is expected to be immobile in soil(SRC). Volatilization of benzyl cinnamate from moist soil surfaces is not expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3.3X10-7 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), using a fragment constant estimation method(3). Benzyl cinnamate is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon an estimated vapor pressure of 1X10-5 mm Hg(4). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 10,390(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that benzyl cinnamate is expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is not expected(3) based upon an estimated Henry's Law constant of 3.3X10-7 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), developed using a fragment constant estimation method(4). A base-catalyzed second-order hydrolysis rate constant of 3.8X10-2 L/mole-sec(SRC) was estimated using a structure estimation method(5); this corresponds to half-lives of 6 years and 211 days at pH values of 7 and 8, respectively(5). According to a classification scheme(6), an estimated BCF of 269(SRC), from an estimated log Kow of 4.06(7) and a regression derived equation(8), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is high(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Environmental Fate: ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), benzyl cinnamate, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 1X10-5 mm Hg at 25 °C(2), will exist in both the vapor and particulate phases in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase benzyl cinnamate is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 14 hours for the cis-isomer and 13 hours for the trans-isomer of benzyl cinnamate(SRC), calculated from their rate constants of 28X10-12 and 31X10-12 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C, respectively(SRC), determined using a structure estimation method(3). Particulate-phase benzyl cinnamate may be removed from the air by wet and dry deposition(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Sources/Uses: Constituent of storax, Peru, and Tolu balsams; [Merck Index] Used in flavors and perfumes; [HSDB] Source: Haz-Map, Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases
- Uses: In artificial flavors, in perfumes, mainly as a fixative Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
- Uses: Fixative in perfumes and as a component of heavy, oriental perfumes. Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
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| Source | Result | Checked |
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| EMBL-EBI ChEBI | No exact record | 2026-08-31 |
| NIH PubChem PUG-View | Exact match | 2026-08-31 |
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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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