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4-METHYLBENZYLIDENE CAMPHOR

Endocrine0 products
CAS
36861-47-9
EC
253-242-6
PubChem CID
37563
Molecular Formula
C18H22O
Molecular Weight
254.4000 g/mol

A full English write-up is not available yet. Category and regulatory notes above still apply.

Hazards

Endocrine Disruptorⓘ
Target Organ Toxic
Bio-accumulative

Benefits

UV Protectant

Functions

UV Filter

Restrictions

None Specified

Function & Use

UV Absorber

UV Filter

Usage Restrictions

  • Maximum Concentration - 4%

    SCCS maximum concentration; safe: up to 4% (SCCS/1640/21)

  • Use Condition - 25MoS

    Margin of Safety — MoS of 25

  • Use Condition - 7µg/kg bw/day

    sed at 7 mg/kg bw/day

Regulatory note

  • EU 1223/2009 Annex IIProhibited
The verdict isn’t ours: below is what SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety), ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database) said, verbatim.

What The Sources Say

SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety)7
Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex II — SCCS opinion: Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor

Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex II — SCCS opinion: Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)

Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex II — SCCS opinion: scientific opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)

Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex II — SCCS opinion: preliminary version of 22 December

Safety assessment

EU 1223/2009 Annex II — SCCS opinion: final version of 29 April 2022

+2 more records.

ToxValDB (EPA Toxicity Value Database)1
Hazard claimView source →

EPA ToxValDB skin/eye data — endpoint: Skin Sensitization, classification: SkinSens1. Caveat: this is an aggregated record; dose, species and route of exposure must be considered together.

Scientific References

  • EPA CompTox Chemicals Dashboard — DSSTox identifiers mapped to CAS (2021r1)US EPA, Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure
  • EU CosIng — Cosmetic Ingredient Database full exportEuropean Commission, DG GROW
  • final version of 29 April 2022SCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphorSCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene CamphorSCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • Opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)SCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • preliminary version of 22 DecemberSCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • PubChem — CID-Synonym-filtered bulk + PUG REST propertiesNCBI / National Library of Medicine
  • SCCS Opinion SCCS/1640/21 — 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)(2022)
  • SCCS/1640/21.SCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • scientific opinion on 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC)SCCS — Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
  • ToxValDB — skin/eyeUS EPA — ToxValDB v97