Cosmetic ingredient

5-METHYL-ALPHA-IONONE

5-METHYL-ALPHA-IONONE is a cosmetic ingredient name. PERFUMING. CAS 79-69-6.

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CAS number
79-69-6
EC number
201-219-6
Chemical name
cis-4-(2,5,6,6-Tetramethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one; 6-Methylionone; 6-Methyl-alpha-ionone; cis-(2,6)-cis-(2(1),2(2))-alpha-Irone; alpha-Irone

What it is

5-METHYL-ALPHA-IONONE is the INCI name used to identify this ingredient in cosmetic products. The technical record associates it with the chemical name “cis-4-(2,5,6,6-Tetramethylcyclohex-2-enyl)but-3-en-2-one; 6-Methylionone; 6-Methyl-alpha-ionone; cis-(2,6)-cis-(2(1),2(2))-alpha-Irone; alpha-Irone”.

What it does in a formula

In the available technical record, the assigned cosmetic functions are: perfuming.

Conditions and care

The available record does not report a specific condition or restriction for this name. The absence of this field does not amount to a safety assessment.

Catalogue presence

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