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wintergreen oil
General Material Information
| Preferred name | wintergreen oil |
| Trivial Name | Oils, wintergreen |
| Short Description | volatile oil obtained from the leaves of the wintergreen, gaultheria procumbens l., ericaceae |
| CAS Number | 68917-75-9 |
| FEMA Number | 3113 |
| FDA UNII | Search |
| MDL | MFCD00002214 |
| FDA Patent | No longer provide for the use of these seven synthetic flavoring substances |
| FDA Mainterm | 68917-75-9 ; WINTERGREEN, OIL (GAULTHERIA PROCUMBENS L.) |
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Literature & References
| gaultheria procumbens l. leaf oil | |
| Canada Domestic Sub. List: | 68917-75-9 |
| Pubchem (sid): | 135342537 |
Other Information
| FDA Substances Added to Food (formerly EAFUS): | View |
| Export Tariff Code: | 3301.29.6000 |
| MedlinePlusSupp: | View |
| Wikipedia: | View |
| FAO: | BASIC PRINCIPLES OF STEAM DISTILLATION |
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PhysChem Properties
| Material listed in food chemical codex | No |
| Specific gravity | @ 25 °C |
| Pounds per Gallon | 9.787 to 9.835 |
| Refractive Index | 1.529 to 1.541 @ 20 °C |
| Flash Point TCC Value | 85 °C TCC |
| Shelf life | 24 months (or longer if stored properly.) |
| Storage notes | Store in cool, dry place in tightly sealed containers, protected from heat and light. |
| Solubility | |
| alcohol | Yes |
| paraffin oil | Yes |
| water, 0.1427 mg/L @ 25 °C (est) | Yes |
| water, slightly | No |
| propylene glycol | No |
| Stability | |
| non-discoloring in most media | Unspecified |
| acid | Unspecified |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Type: Minty | |
| fresh, sweet, wintergreen | |
| Odor strength | medium , recommend smelling in a 10.00 % solution or less |
| Substantivity | 8 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Luebke, William tgsc, (1982) | At 10.00 % in dipropylene glycol. fresh sweet wintergreen |
| Flavor Type: Minty | |
| wintergreen | |
| General comment | Wintergreen |
Occurrences
| (data available) |
Potential Uses
| Applications | |
| Odor purposes | Acacia , Alpine bouquet , Apple , Apricot , Blackberry , Blueberry , Boxwood berry , Bubble gum , Carnation , Cassia , Cassia blossom , Castoreum , Cherry , Chypre , Clove , Cornmint , Crabapple blossom , Cranberry , Currant , Currant bud absolute replacer , Date , Fern , Gardenia , Gooseberry , Grape , Hay new mown hay , Herbal , Huckleberry , Hyssop , Jasmin , Leather russian leather , Licorice , Magnolia , Meadowsweet , Mimosa , Mint , Mulberry , Oriental , Peach , Peppermint , Raspberry , Reseda , Root beer , Rue , Sassafras , Spearmint , Spice , Spicewood , Strawberry , Tea green tea , Tuberose , Valerian , Wallflower , Wintergreen , Wormwood oil replacer , Ylang ylang , Zibeline |
| Flavoring purposes | Beer birch beer , Cornmint , Currant bud absolute replacer , Grenadine , Hyssop , Rue , Sarsaparilla , Tomato , Valerian |
| Cosmetic purposes | Fragrance , Perfuming agents |
Safety Information
Safety information
| Preferred SDS: View | |
| European information : | |
| Most important hazard(s): | |
| Xn - Harmful. | |
| R 22 - Harmful if swallowed. R 36/38 - Irritating to skin and eyes. S 02 - Keep out of the reach of children. S 20/21 - When using do not eat, drink or smoke. S 24/25 - Avoid contact with skin and eyes. S 26 - In case of contact with eyes, rinse immediately with plenty of water and seek medical advice. S 37/39 - Wear suitable gloves and eye/face protection. | |
| Hazards identification | |
| Classification of the substance or mixture | |
| GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS) | |
| Acute toxicity, Oral (Category 4), H302 Skin irritation (Category 2), H315 Serious eye damage (Category 1), H318 | |
| GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements | |
| Pictogram |   |
| Signal word | Danger |
| Hazard statement(s) | |
| H302 - Harmful if swallowed H315 - Causes skin irritation H318 - Causes serious eye damage | |
| Precautionary statement(s) | |
| P264 - Wash skin thouroughly after handling. P270 - Do not eat, drink or smoke when using this product. P280 - Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection. P301 + P312 - IF SWALLOWED: call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician IF you feel unwell. P302 + P352 - IF ON SKIN: wash with plenty of soap and water. P305 + P351 + P338 - IF IN EYES: Rinse cautiously with water for several minutes. Remove contact lenses, if present and easy to do. Continue rinsing. P310 - Immediately call a POISON CENTER or doctor/physician. P330 - Rinse mouth. P332 + P313 - IF SKIN irritation occurs: Get medical advice/attention. P362 - Take off contaminated clothing and wash before reuse. P501 - Dispose of contents/ container to an approved waste disposal plant. | |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Dermal Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
| Inhalation Toxicity: | |
| Not determined | |
Safety in use information
| Category: | |||
| flavor and fragrance agents | |||
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment: Search | |||
| IFRA Code of Practice Notification of the 49th Amendment to the IFRA Code of Practice | |||
| maximum skin levels for fine fragrances: | |||
| 0.2900 % and are based on the assumption that the fragrance mixture is used at 20% in a consumer product (IFRA Use Level Survey).(IFRA, 2002) | |||
| Recommendation for wintergreen oil usage levels up to: | |||
| 3.0000 % in the fragrance concentrate. | |||
| use level in formulae for use in cosmetics: | |||
| 0.1300 % | |||
| Dermal Systemic Exposure in Cosmetic Products: | |||
| 0.0034 mg/kg/day (IFRA, 2002) | |||
| Use levels for FEMA GRAS flavoring substances on which the FEMA Expert Panel based its judgments that the substances are generally recognized as safe (GRAS). | |||
| The Expert Panel also publishes separate extensive reviews of scientific information on all FEMA GRAS flavoring substances and can be found at FEMA Flavor Ingredient Library | |||
| publication number: 3 | |||
| Click here to view publication 3 | |||
| average usual ppm | average maximum ppm | ||
| baked goods: | - | 1500.00000 | |
| beverages(nonalcoholic): | - | 56.00000 | |
| beverages(alcoholic): | - | - | |
| breakfast cereal: | - | - | |
| cheese: | - | - | |
| chewing gum: | - | 3900.00000 | |
| condiments / relishes: | - | - | |
| confectionery froastings: | - | - | |
| egg products: | - | - | |
| fats / oils: | - | - | |
| fish products: | - | - | |
| frozen dairy: | - | 44.00000 | |
| fruit ices: | - | 44.00000 | |
| gelatins / puddings: | - | - | |
| granulated sugar: | - | - | |
| gravies: | - | - | |
| hard candy: | - | 260.00000 | |
| imitation dairy: | - | - | |
| instant coffee / tea: | - | - | |
| jams / jellies: | - | - | |
| meat products: | - | - | |
| milk products: | - | - | |
| nut products: | - | - | |
| other grains: | - | - | |
| poultry: | - | - | |
| processed fruits: | - | - | |
| processed vegetables: | - | - | |
| reconstituted vegetables: | - | - | |
| seasonings / flavors: | - | - | |
| snack foods: | - | - | |
| soft candy: | - | - | |
| soups: | - | - | |
| sugar substitutes: | - | - | |
| sweet sauces: | - | - | |
Safety references
| EPI System: View |
| AIDS Citations:Search |
| Cancer Citations:Search |
| Toxicology Citations:Search |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (TSCA):68917-75-9 |
| EPA ACToR:Toxicology Data |
| EPA Substance Registry Services (SRS):Registry |
| National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:Data |
| WGK Germany:1 |
| gaultheria procumbens l. leaf oil |
| Chemidplus:0068917759 |