Is Allyl Nonanoate safe in cosmetics?
Allyl Nonanoate has a safety rating of "MODERATE" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
Moderate
Cosmetic Ingredient
Allyl Nonanoate
Also known as: Allyl nonylate, Allyl pelargonate, Nonanoic acid, allyl ester, 2-Propenyl nonanoate, 2-Propenyl pelargonate (+5 more)
INCI: ALLYL NONANOATE
Allyl Nonanoate (CAS 7493-72-3) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Fragrance ingredient. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
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Auto-generated CPSR Part A draft with source citations
Cross-Vertical Regulatory Divergence
Allyl Nonanoate is classified GHS Danger (H301, H311, H315, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
Source: Cosmetics: ingredients.eu_status; Chemicals: ghs_classifications.signal_word/hazard_statement_code
Function
Fragrance ingredient
Safety Rating
MODERATE
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
prop-2-enyl nonanoate
InChIKey
MFLWLDDOGSNSKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
Not specifically restricted by FDA; IFRA standards apply voluntarily
For full compliance data across multiple jurisdictions, use the Substance Compliance tool.
Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Allyl Nonanoate.
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Expanded Jurisdictional Detail
Additional regulatory detail beyond the 7-jurisdiction summary: Saudi SFDA, Korea MFDS, ASEAN ACD, Japan/Korea, Brazil/India, and cross-jurisdictional restriction entries.
SA Saudi SFDA (III - Restricted)
BRIN Brazil/India Cosmetics
India: Restricted
PubChem Annotations
Safety and regulatory annotations from PubChem (NCBI) aggregated sources.
Regulatory (2)
JECFA Number
6
Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
JECFA Evaluation
ALLYL PELARGONATE | 1996 | No safety concern at current levels of intake when used as a flavouring agent | TRS 868-JECFA 46/28
Source: Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA)
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Flavouring and nutrient
Fragrance
Regulatory List Membership (3)
IFRA Fragrance Transparency List
FDA Substances Added to Food (EAFUS)
EU CosIng Cosmetics Ingredient Database
Expert Verdict
Expert safety assessment and concern-level summary for Allyl Nonanoate.
Regulatory Flags
fragrance-component
ifra_fragrance
fda_food_additive
eu_cosing_listed
jecfa_safe
Known Synonyms
Allyl nonylate
Allyl pelargonate
Nonanoic acid, allyl ester
2-Propenyl nonanoate
2-Propenyl pelargonate
Nonanoic acid, 2-propen-1-yl ester
EINECS 231-334-7
FEMA No. 2036
NSC 20974
UNII-GKV2G6HUKE
Chemical Function
Fragrance
Flavouring and nutrient
Regulatory Lists
Europe; Personal care; restricted
IFRA Transparency
Europe
food_additive; Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS) (2/2019)
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1506537
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Allyl Nonanoate allowed in the EU?
Allyl Nonanoate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Allyl Nonanoate do in cosmetics?
Allyl Nonanoate functions as: Fragrance ingredient. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 7493-72-3.
Is Allyl Nonanoate used outside cosmetics?
Allyl Nonanoate also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
Does Allyl Nonanoate have different safety status in cosmetics vs industrial chemicals?
Allyl Nonanoate is classified GHS Danger (H301, H311, H315, H319, H335) in the chemicals database but is allowed in EU cosmetics.
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