Common Fragrance Ingredients
Acetic acid, benzyl ester - CAS# 140-11-4
Target organs: nerves, kidneys; possible carcinogen
* Benzyl alcohol - CAS# 100-51-6 Central Nervous System (CNS) depressant
* p-Cresol, 2,6-di-tert-butyl- - CAS# 128-37-0
Target organ: lungs; possible carcinogen
* Coumarin - CAS# 91-64-5 Animal carcinogen
* p-Cymene - CAS# 99-87-6 Chronic effects:
damage to lungs, liver, kidneys; Target organ: CNS
* Diethyl phthalate- CAS# 84-66-2 Possible risk of congenital malformation in the fetus;
targets nerves
* Iso E Super CAS #54464-57-2 - The chemical,
physical, and toxicological properties have not been thoroughly investigated.
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* Musk ketone - CAS# 81-14-1 Increases
carcinogenic effects of other materials. Found in blood, fat tissue, and breast milk;
crosses placental barrier
* Musk xylene - CAS# 81-15-2 Carcinogenic in
animal studies. Found in blood, fat tissue, and breast milk; crosses placental barrier
* 6-Octen-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl- CAS# 106-22-9
Extremely destructive to the tissue of the mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract
* Toluene - CAS# 108-88-3 Target organs: liver,
kidneys, brain, bladder. One of nine major starting materials for synthesis of fragrance
chemicals
* 4-vinylphenol - CAS# 2628-17-3 Toxic. May
impair fertility. Toxic by inhalation. Respiratory and skin sensitizer
* 2,6-xylenol - CAS# 576-26-1 Toxic. Harmful by
inhalation. Material is extremely destructive to upper respiratory system, eyes, and skin.
Corrosive
Sources for information: MSDS sheets from Aldrich Chemical Company, National Toxicology
Program Studies, as well as other medical and scientific literature. CAS stands for
Chemical Abstract Services, which provides a unique identifying number for each chemical.