What it is
In the register’s words: “Hexamethylindanopyran is the organic compound.”
- EU register name (INCI)
- HEXAMETHYLINDANOPYRAN
- CAS number
- 1222-05-5
- EC number
- 214-946-9
- Other names in the register
- abbalide; galaxolide; HHCB; pearlide
What the register lists it for
These are the uses the European Commission’s CosIng register lists for Hexamethylindanopyran 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.”
- Perfuming
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Used as a perfume or scent material. Essential oils and their scent compounds, such as linalool and limonene, carry this role.
Register definition: “Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.”
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.
- Clarifying shampoos 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Clarifying shampoos without it
- Rinse-out conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Rinse-out conditioners without it
- Deep conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Deep conditioners without it
- Leave-in conditioners 1 label First five names: 0 of 1 Leave-in conditioners without it
- Stylers 3 labels First five names: 0 of 3 Stylers without it
Every label, product by product (7)
- Ouidad Water Works Clarifying Shampoo Clarifying shampoo 26th of 33 names
- Aunt Jackie's In Control Moisturizing Softening Conditioner Rinse-out conditioner 38th of 39 names
- tgin Honey Miracle Hair Mask Deep conditioner 21st of 29 names
- tgin Green Tea Super Moist Leave-In Conditioner Leave-in conditioner 27th of 34 names
- DevaCurl Ultra Defining Gel Styler 12th of 22 names
- tgin Curl Bomb Moisturizing Styling Gel Styler 20th of 27 names
- Aunt Jackie's Don't Shrink Flaxseed Elongating Curling Gel Styler 20th of 20 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.