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INCI ingredient

Menthoxypropanediol

Menthoxypropanediol appears on 12 ingredient lists in our database, most often in antiperspirants.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Menthoxypropanediol appears on 12 ingredient lists in our database, most often in antiperspirants.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: fragrance, refreshing

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • fragrance
  • refreshing
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • refreshing: Imparting a pleasant freshness to the skin.

CAS 87061-04-9 · EC 289-296-2

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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