# Musk ketone

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_cas_81_14_1
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial
Functions: Deodorizer, Flavouring and nutrient, Fragrance
Identifier: 81-14-1

> Musk ketone is used as deodorizer / flavouring and nutrient. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.. Assessed from 6 sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 70/100 — High concern driven by cmr.
- Confidence: 4
- Rationale: 4'-tert-Butyl-2',6'-dimethyl-3',5'-dinitroacetophenone 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. Product types: All cosmetic products, with the exception of oral care products Maximum concentration: (a) 1.4% in fine fragrance (b) 0.56% in eau de toilette (c) 0.042% in other products CMR: Carcinogenic Cat. 2()
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 6 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Vehicle, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Deodorizer, Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

_Assessed by Greenveil._