Fragrance material review on phenylethyl alcohol

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2012, Pages

  Scognamiglio, J ^a   Jones, L ^b   Letizia, C S ^a   Api, A M ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FRAGRANCE MATERIALS   (United States)

^b Leah Jones Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Fragrance material phenylethyl alcohol; Review

Indexed keywords

FRAGRANCE; PHENETHYL ALCOHOL;

ACUTE TOXICITY; BIOSAFETY; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTACT ALLERGY; EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; GENOTOXICITY; HUMAN; LD 50; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; PATCH TEST; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SENSITIZATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TOXIC INHALATION; TOXICITY TESTING; TOXICOKINETICS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; MALE; MICE; PERFUME; PHENYLETHYL ALCOHOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 84865763951     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2011.10.028     Document Type: Review

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