# Farnesol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_4602_84_0
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Deodorizer, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance, Humectant, No specific technical function, Solvent
Identifier: 4602-84-0

> Farnesol is used as deodorizer / flavouring and nutrient. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 2,6,10-Dodecatrien-1-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl- is restricted in cosmetic products under Annex III of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

## Regulatory status

- EU: restricted — Annex III of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances which cosmetic products must not contain except subject to the restrictions laid down. Other conditions: The presence of the substance must be indicated in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1)g when its concentration exceeds: - 0.001% in leave-on products - 0.01% in rinse-off products
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 766 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Medical/dental, Cleaning products and household care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Deodorizer, No specific technical function.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 4 total products.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.

_Assessed by Greenveil._