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cis-dihydrocarvone

CAS 20777-49-5

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

cis-dihydrocarvone in plain language

What it is

Also known as (+/-)-Dihydrocarvyl acetate · (-)-Dihydrocarvyl acetate · Dihydrocarvyl acetate, (+/-)- · Dihydrocarvyl acetate, (±)- · (±)-dihydrocarvyl acetate · Trans-dihydrocarvyl acetate

Show all 10 names

Dihydrocarveol acetate · Dihydrocarveyl acetate · Dihydrocarvyl acetate · p-Menth-8-en-2-ol, acetate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a fragrance ingredient and a flavouring.

  • Fragrance
  • Flavouring
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. cis-dihydrocarvone appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for cis-dihydrocarvone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

4 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

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  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Not a strong fit for fragrance avoidance because it carries Fragrance.

Avoid

The ingredient itself is a fragrance-linked signal, so it is better treated as an avoid case when fragrance exposure is the main concern.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed cis-dihydrocarvone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

4

Typical roles

FragranceFlavouring
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