What it is
In the register’s words: “Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate is the organic compound.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- DIMETHYL PHENETHYL ACETATE
- CAS number
- 151-05-3
- EC number
- 205-781-3
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Dimethyl Phenethyl Acetate in any cosmetic, hair roles first. They say why a maker might add it, not what it does in one formula, and they aren’t a safety rating.
- Fragrance
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Gives the product its smell or covers an unpleasant one. A label may name each scent ingredient or group them as Fragrance (Parfum).
Register definition: “Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.”
Where it sits on each label
US labels list ingredients from most to least, except that those at 1% or less may follow in any order. A name near the top is a large part of the formula. A label doesn’t mark where the 1% point falls, so further down, the order says little about how much is in it.
- Shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Shampoos without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Stylers without it
- Heat protectants 2 labels First five names: 0 of 2 Heat protectants without it
- Hair oils 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Hair oils without it
Every label, product by product (6)
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Shampoo Shampoo 35th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Weightless Air Dry Cream Leave-in conditioner 32nd of 33 names
- Ouidad Curl Quencher Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 36th of 38 names
- Curlsmith Curlshield Cream Heat protectant 30th of 37 names
- Curlsmith Miracle Shield Heat protectant 33rd of 34 names
- Curlsmith Bonding Oil Hair oil 18th of 21 names
Each line runs from the first name on a label to the last; a dot is where this ingredient sits. Makers change formulas now and then; if the list on your bottle differs, go by your bottle.
Your next step
Other fragrance ingredients on these labels
- Fragrance (Parfum) 133 labels
- Potassium Sorbate 61 labels
- Sodium Benzoate 61 labels
- Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil 32 labels
- Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride 26 labels
- Olea Europaea (Olive) Fruit Oil 26 labels
- Sodium Chloride 26 labels
- Benzoic Acid 25 labels
Updated · The name, numbers and uses come from the European Commission’s CosIng entry (CC BY 4.0); we write the uses in US spelling and put the hair ones first. The labels are each maker’s own. The order rule is the FDA’s Cosmetics Labeling Guide. All our sources are on the Sources page.