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Resmethrin

CAS 24004-07-7

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

10453-86-8

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Resmethrin in plain language

What it is

Also known as (5-BENZYL-3-FURYL)METHYL chrysanthemate · (5-BENZYL-3-FURYL)METHYL-DL-CIS, trans-chrysanthemate · 5-BENZYL-3-FURYLMETHYL (±)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate · 5-BENZYLFURFURYL chrysanthemate · DL-CIS,TRANS-((5-BENZYL-3-FURYL)METHYL)CHRYSANTHEMUMATE · (5-Benzyl-3-furyl)methyl (1RS)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate

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5-Benzyl-3-furylmethyl (.+-.)-cis-trans-chrysanthemate · Resmethrin technical

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.

  • Antimicrobial
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. Resmethrin appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 69 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Cleaning and safety, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 69 composition records across product categories including Pesticides, Cleaning and safety, Home maintenance. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as mixture.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Resmethrin. 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 Resmethrin yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated May 2011

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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

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.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

69

Named organisations

6

PesticidesCleaning and safetyHome maintenanceRaw materials

Typical roles

Antimicrobial
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