Database/Perfuming/Dihydroterpinyl Acetate
Mostly natural · ISO 16128

Is Dihydroterpinyl Acetate natural?

Mostly. The terpene-alcohol portion comes from pine turpentine; the acetate cap comes from petrochemical acetic anhydride.

INCI nameDihydroterpinyl Acetate
CAS80-25-1
FormulaC12H22O2 · 198.30 Da
FunctionPerfuming
FeedstockMade by acetylating dihydroterpineol, a terpene alcohol derived…

How we scored it

Dihydroterpineol (pine-turpentine terpene alcohol, natural) 155 Da + acetyl C2H3O (acetic anhydride, petrochemical) 43 Da = 198 Da; 155/198=0.78.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

Made by acetylating dihydroterpineol, a terpene alcohol derived from pine-tree turpentine (alpha-pinene). No commercially significant alternative route for the terpene portion.

In plain English

A fragrance ingredient with a woody, pine-like scent, made by combining a pine-derived terpene alcohol with an acetate group. Used to add scent to cosmetic products.

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Structure

2D structure of Dihydroterpinyl Acetate

2-(4-methylcyclohexyl)propan-2-yl acetate

PubChem CID 6631 ↗

References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2Dihydroterpinyl Acetate. PubChem CID 6631. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3DIHYDROTERPINYL ACETATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4DIHYDROTERPINYL ACETATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=DIHYDROTERPINYL%20ACETATE