Body & Beauty / Compounds / Phantolide

Phantolide on your skin: a safety profile

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Safety profile for Phantolide relevant to people.

What is phantolide?

Also known as: Acetyl hexamethyl indan, Ethanone, 1-(2,3-dihydro-1,1,2,3,3,6-hexamethyl-1H-inden-5-yl)-, 6-Acetyl-1,1,2,3,3,5-hexamethylindan, MUSK PHANTOLID.

CAS number
15323-35-0
Molecular formula
C17H24O
Molecular weight
244.37 g/mol
SMILES
CC1C(C2=C(C1(C)C)C=C(C(=C2)C)C(=O)C)(C)C
PubChem CID
47167

Risk for people

Context-dependent

Regulatory consensus

1 regulatory bodyhas classified Phantolide.

AgencyYearClassificationNotes
EDC Assessment—Suspected endocrine disruptor

Regulators apply different standards of evidence — animal-data weighting, exposure-pattern assumptions, epidemiological power thresholds — which is why two scientific bodies can review the same data and reach different conclusions. The disagreement is the data.

Where you encounter phantolide

  • Personal Care — perfume, soap, cosmetics
  • Consumer Products — cleaning products, candles

Safer alternatives

Lower-risk approaches that achieve a similar outcome to Phantolide:

  • Lower-sensitization structural analog; Unscented formulation
    Trade-offs: Eliminates allergen risk entirely; consumer acceptance varies (some associate scent with cleanliness/efficacy); growing market segment; regulatory advantage in EU (no IFRA compliance needed).
    Relative cost: 1.2-2×

Frequently asked questions

What products contain phantolide?

Phantolide appears in: perfume (Personal care); soap (Personal care); cleaning products (Consumer products); candles (Consumer products).

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Sources (1)
  1. PubChem (2026) — database

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