styrax resin (liquidambar styraciflua)
liquidambar styraciflua resin
Identification
| Name | styrax resin (liquidambar styraciflua) |
| IUPAC | liquidambar styraciflua |
| CAS Number | 91845-53-3 |
| FDA UNII | Search |
Regulatory
Physical Properties
| Appearance | amber to amber brown clear semi-solid to solid (est) |
| Food Chemicals Codex Listed | No |
| Specific Gravity | 1.18800 to 1.19400 @ 25.00 °C. |
| Pounds per Gallon - (est). | 9.885 to 9.935 |
| Refractive Index | 1.58000 to 1.59000 @ 20.00 °C. |
| Flash Point | > 212.00 °F. TCC ( > 100.00 °C. ) |
| Soluble in | alcohol |
| Insoluble in | mineral oil |
Organoleptic Properties
| Odor Strength | medium |
| Substantivity | 400 hour(s) at 100.00 % |
| Odor Description | at 100.00 %. |
| Odor sample from | Industrial Aromatics |
| Taste Description | storax |
Safety Information
| European information | Most important hazard(s): |
| Oral/Parenteral Toxicity | Not determined |
| Dermal Toxicity | Not determined |
| Inhalation Toxicity | Not determined |
GHS Classification
['GHS Classification in accordance with 29 CFR 1910 (OSHA HCS)', 'GHS Label elements, including precautionary statements']
Safety in Use
| Category | flavor and fragrance agents |
| RIFM Fragrance Material Safety Assessment | Search |
| IFRA Critical Effect | Dermal sensitization |
| fragrance material specification | Crude gums of Liquidambar styraficula L. var. macrophylla or Liquidambar orientalis Mill. should not be used as fragrance ingredients: Only extracts or distillates (resinoids, absolutes and oils), prepared from exudations of Liquidambar styraciflua L. var. macrophylla or Liquidambar orientalis Mill., can be used.This recommendation is made in order to promote good manufacturing practice (GMP) for the use of styrax derivatives as fragrance ingredients. It is based on a wide variety of RIFM test data with gums, resinoids, absolutes and oils of American and Asian styrax (private communication to IFRA). |
| IFRA RESTRICTION LIMITS IN THE FINISHED PRODUCT (%) | Category 1: Products applied to the lips |
| Notes | IFRA FLAVOR REQUIREMENTS: |
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Potential Uses
Natural Occurrence
Synonyms
liquidambar styraciflua resin
storax resin (liquidambar styraciflua)
styrax resin
styrax resin F.G.
styrax resin honduras
styrax soluble resin
styrax soluble resin 50% in BB
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