Isometheptene

Isometheptene in plain language

What it is

Also known as Isometheptene (INN) and its salts · N,6-Dimethylhept-5-en-2-amine · 2-Methyl-6-methylamino-2-heptene · 4-HEXENYLAMINE, N,1,5-TRIMETHYL- · 5-Hepten-2-amine, N,6-dimethyl- · 6-Methylamino-2-methylheptene

Show all 19 names

A03AX10 · Isonyl · Isometepteno · Isometheptenum · Methylisooctenylamine · Methyloctenylamine · N,1,5-TRIMETHYL-4-HEXENYLAMINE · N,6-DIMETHYL-5-HEPTEN-2-AMINE · Octin · Octanil · Octinum · isometeptene · methyl(6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl)amine

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Isometheptene yet.

Recorded functional uses: Pharmaceutical

Is it a concern?

Critical concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is banned in EU cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Isometheptene (INN) and its salts is prohibited in cosmetic products under Annex II of the EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009.

RestrictedEU EC — banned

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

• EU Annex II — prohibited
• EU prohibited in cosmetics

• EU·EC

  Annex II of EU Cosmetics Regulation (EC) 1223/2009: substances prohibited in cosmetic products.

  banned
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• EU·CosIng·ActiveCosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 228.

  • Cosmetics Regulation annex II / ref 228.Source →
• US·EPA·commercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.

  • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Pharmaceutical.Source →
• US·FDA·listed in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

  • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Isometheptene. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

• SCCS

  EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

  No SCCS opinion on file.

• CIR

  Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

  No CIR safety assessment on file.