What does Benzyl formate do?

Used in cosmetics as a fragrance ingredient.

Is Benzyl formate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Benzyl formate

CAS 104-57-4

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Benzyl formate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Benzylester kyseliny mravenci · phenylmethyl ester Formic acid · Benzyl ester formic acid · Ameisensaeurebenzylester · Benzyl Ethanoate · formate Benzyl alcohol
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Benzyl formiat · Benzyl methanoate · Carbobenzoxy Group · Phenylmethyl formate · UNII-79GJF97O0Y
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a fragrance ingredient.
Perfuming
Fragrance
Flavouring
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Benzyl formate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Industrial products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Fragrance, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAlisted 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 Benzyl formate. 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.

Evidence & sources

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

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated February 8, 2019
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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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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Suitability

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

Food use

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

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 Benzyl formate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Food and drugIndustrial products

Typical roles

PerfumingFragranceFlavouring

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