An aromatic alcohol used as a fragrance ingredient.
What it is
Dimethyl phenylpropanol is 2,2-dimethyl-3-phenylpropan-1-ol, also called phenylneopentanol, an alcohol with a benzene ring. CosIng lists it as a fragrance and perfuming ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in a small number of scented products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
Fragrance ingredients often appear on the label only as "parfum", so its presence is not always named separately.
Functions
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.