Official EU label nameGlossary entry 5420

CAPSAICIN

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:404-86-4

EC:206-969-8

Ingredient index records:

CAPSAICIN

Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, SKIN CONDITIONING

N-[(4-Hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-8-methyl-6-nonenamide

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2 matched or reported names

CAPSAICINCapsaicin [USAN]

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 404-86-4

CAS 404-86-4PubChem CID 1548943

Capsaicin

Capsaicin is a capsaicinoid. It has a role as a TRPV1 agonist, a non-narcotic analgesic and a voltage-gated sodium channel blocker. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (E)-N-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-8-methylnon-6-enamide

Molecular formula: C18H27NO3
Molecular weight: 305.4 g/mol
Exact mass: 305.19909372 Da
XLogP3: 3.6
Topological polar surface area: 58.6 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

ZostrixCAPSAICINEtrans-CapsaicinQutenzaStyptysatAxsainAusanilIsodecenoic acid vanillylamide

16 more reported names

trans-8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamideMiotonNGX-4010DolenonOvocap(E)-8-Methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamideFEMA No. 3404Capzasin-hp8-Methyl-N-Vanillyl-6-NonenamideTogarashi orenjiALGRX 4975Ratden pe 40NCI-C56564NGX 4010Capsaicina(E)-N-[(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)METHYL]-8-METHYL-6-NONENAMIDE

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:3374
ChEBI:CHEBI:94524
ChEMBL:CHEMBL294199
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID9020241
PubMed:39800145
PubMed:36925032
PubMed:36744297
PubMed:36044967
PubMed:34939720
PubMed:33512557
PubMed:31857126
PubMed:31653969
PubMed:31096838
PubMed:30636360
PubMed:30424709
PubMed:30342015

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal US EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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