| Preferred name | myrtle oil |
| Trivial Name | Oils, myrtle |
| Short Description | myrtus communis leaf oil |
| CAS Number | 8008-46-6 |
| FDA UNII | 4ZP3Q1OY08 |
| FDA Mainterm | 8008-46-6 ; MYRTLE, OIL (MYRTUS COMMUNIS L.) |
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| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.29.6000 |
| Typical G.C. | |
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| FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 7.822 to 8.155 |
| Refractive Index | 1.5011 to 1.516 @ 20 °C |
| Acid Value | 2 max KOH/g |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| water, 7.061 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water | No |
| Odor Type: Herbal | |
| fresh, fruity, spicy, allspice, camphoreous, floral, herbal | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1988) | At 100.00 %. fresh fruity spicy allspice camphoreous floral herbal |
| Flavor Type: Spicy | |
| spicy, terpenic, camphoreous, citrus peel, eucalyptus, medicinal | |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1988) | Spicy terpenic camphoreous citrus peel eucalyptus medicinal |
| General comment | Spicy terpenic camphoreous citrus peel eucalyptus medicinal |
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| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Aldehydic , Herbal , Myrtle oil replacer , Woody |
| Cosmetic purposes | Perfuming agents |
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| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xi - Irritant | |
| R 36/37 - Irritating to eyes and respiratory system. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 36 - Wear suitable protective clothing. | |
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| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| None found. | |
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| Hazard statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| None found. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| oral-mouse LD50 2230 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: TREMOR SKIN AND APPENDAGES (SKIN): HAIR: OTHER BEHAVIORAL: CHANGES IN MOTOR ACTIVITY (SPECIFIC ASSAY) Toxicology. Vol. 12, Pg. 335, 1979. oral-rat LD50 3800 mg/kg BEHAVIORAL: SOMNOLENCE (GENERAL DEPRESSED ACTIVITY) Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. Vol. 45, Pg. 264, 1978. | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| skin-guinea pig LD50 > 5000 mg/kg Food and Chemical Toxicology. Vol. 21, Pg. 869, 1983. | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| contains the following IFRA (Annex) restricted components: (non-analysis max. level reference only) | |||
| methyl eugenol | Max. Found: 1.00 % and Reason: Potential carcinogenic activity in animals | ||
| citronellol | Max. Found: | ||
| eugenol | Max. Found: | ||
| geraniol | Max. Found: 0.4 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| L-carvone | Max. Found: 0.2 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| estragole | Max. Found: 0.1 % and Reason: Sensitization | ||
| EPI System: View |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):8008-46-6 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:1 |
| myrtus communis leaf oil |
| Chemidplus:0008008466 |