Table 1 Irritancy discrepancies
Perfume chemicals 1 to 10, 11 to 20, 21 to 30, 31 to 39
Perfume chemicals 30 to 39 of 39
| chemical | Good Scents | ChemIDPlus | EU/IUCLID | other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31. Phentolide aka phantolid(e) | Irritant | No reference to irritancy | ||
| 32. Vetivert acetate | No reference to irritancy in 2006; 2008 main page cites irritancy. Treats the 2 CAS RNs as synonymous | No reference to irritancy for one CAS RN; other CAS RN said to be skin/eye irritant | ||
| 33. Patchouli | Essential oil irritant. Patchouli ethanone – see boisvelone. Patchouli hexanol MSDS states: “irritating to eyes, respiratory system, and skin”; skin and eye irritation and human experience “not determined” and main page cites irritancy. | Essential oil skin/eye irritant. Patchouli ethanone – see boisvelone. Patchouli hexanol: no reference to irritancy. | ||
| 34. Geranyl phenylacetate | No reference to irritancy/different CAS RN from ChemIDPlus | No reference to irritancy | ||
| 35. Okoumal | No reference to irritancy | No reference to irritancy | ||
| 36. Citronellyl acetate | Irritant; irritating to skin and eyes; severe rabbit skin irritation; eye irritation “not determined”; human experience: “4% solution: no irritation or sensitization” l isomer no reference to irritancy | Skin/eye irritant. l isomer no reference to irritancy | ||
| 37. Phenyl ethyl alcohol | No reference to irritancy on main page. MSDS states irritating to skin and eyes. Moderate rabbit skin irritation; severe rabbit eye irritation; human experience: 100%: no skin irritation. | Skin/eye irritant | ||
| 38. Flor acetate Confusion over identity (overlap with tricyclodecenyl acetate). | No reference to irritancy | No reference to irritancy | ||
| 39. Diethyl phthalate | No reference to irritancy | Skin/eye irritant | ATSDR: “No information is available regarding possible effects caused by diethyl phthalate if you breathe, eat, or drink it, or if it touches your skin.” |