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Myrcene

A published RIFM safety assessment explicitly covers myrcene.

Perfuming
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Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

7-Methyl-3-methyleneocta-1‚6-diene

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Perfuming
A formulation role for perfume and aromatic raw materials that give a product its scent.

Function definitions: Danish Environmental Protection Agency: Cosmetic fragrance functions ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

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What the research shows

Safety assessment

It evaluates the named fragrance ingredient.

What this does not tell us

Exposure margins and detailed conclusions remain unverified; no benefit or universal safety claim is made.

Sources for this summary. PubMed 32783999 ↗

Research review checked Oct 1, 2026

Review supplied candidate titles and available abstracts selectively for exact identity; targeted primary PubMed/publisher searches. This is not an exhaustive systematic review.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

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From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

Names and identifiers

Registry identity

7-Methyl-3-methyleneocta-1‚6-diene

INCI name on ingredient lists
MYRCENE
CAS registry number
123-35-3
EC number
204-622-5

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