Chemical Substance - Carvacrol
NHPID name:
Carvacrol
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Proper name(s):
Common name(s):
- 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 6-methyl-3-(1-methylethyl)-
- 2-hydroxy-p-cymene
- 2-Hydroxy-p-cymenol
- 2-Methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)phenol
- 2-methyl-5-isopropylphenol
- 2-methyl-5-propan-2-yl-phenol
- 2-p-Cymenol
- 3-isopropyl-6-methylphenol
- 5-isopropyl-2-methylphenol
- antioxine
- carvacrol
- Cymenphenol
- Isopropyl-o-cresol
- Isothymol
- o-thymol
- p-cymen-2-ol
- p-Cymene-2-ol
- Phenol, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-
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Source material:
- Coridothymus capitatus ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Coridothymus capitatus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum compactum ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum compactum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum majorana ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Origanum minutiflorum ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum minutiflorum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum onites ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum onites ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum syriacum ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum syriacum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum vulgare ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum vulgare ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum vulgare subsp. viridulum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum vulgare subsp hirtum ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum vulgare subsp hirtum ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum vulgare subsp vulgare ( Parts: Herb top flowering )
- Origanum vulgare subsp vulgare ( Parts: Leaf )
- Origanum vulgare ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Thymus serpyllum ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Thymus vulgaris ( Parts: Whole plant )
Roles
Non-medicinal
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Restrictions:
General
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Allowed purposes:
Detail:
Flavouring agent only.If the daily exposure of carvacrol exceeds 0.23 micrograms/kg bw per day from the NHP in the absence of adequate safety evidence, this ingredient cannot be considered to be a NMI.
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General
Upper limit:
0.5
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Detail:
Topical use only for the purposes Fragrance Ingredient and Skin-Conditioning Agent, as in the International Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary.
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