DELTA-DAMASCONE (δ-damascone)
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 8307
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
DELTA-DAMASCONE (δ-damascone): Allowed with restrictions, with limits depending on the product type (Annex III, entry 157), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Fragrance.
Perfuming.
What the rules say
Allowed, with restrictions: Annex III sets a maximum concentration and the product types allowed. Ingredient lists do not give quantities, so the concentration cannot be checked on the label.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
This entry covers the same substance as DELTA-DAMASCONE (same CAS number in the CosIng inventory): its conditions apply.
- Entry
- Annex III, No 157
- Substance
- 1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-2-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one; 1-(2,6,6-Trimethylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one; 1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-3-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one; (Z)-1-(2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one; (E)-1-(2,6,6-Trimethyl-1-cyclohexen-1-yl)-2-buten-1-one
- Glossary names
- Alpha-Damascone/cis-Rose ketone 1/trans-Rose ketone 1; Rose ketone 4 (Damascone); Rose ketone 3 (delta-Damascone)/trans-Rose ketone 3; cis-Rose ketone 2 (cis-beta-Damascone); trans-Rose ketone 2 (trans-beta-Damascone)
- CAS
- 43052-87-5/ 23726-94-5/24720-09-0; 23696-85-7; 57378-68-4/ 71048-82-3; 23726-92-3; 23726-91-2
- EC
- -/ 245-845-8/ 246-430-4; 245-833-2; 260-709-8/ 275-156-8; 245-843-7; 245-842-1
- Product type
- (a) Oral products (b) Other products
- Maximum concentration
- (b) 0.02%
- Other conditions
- (a) (b) The presence of the substance or substances shall be indicated as ‘Rose Ketones’ in the list of ingredients referred to in Article 19(1), point (g), when the concentration of the substance or substances exceeds: — 0,001 % in leave-on products — 0,01 % in rinse-off products.
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 16 August 2023
- Placing on the market until 31 July 2026
Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
- Making available until 31 July 2028
Cosmetic products containing that substance that do not comply with the restrictions may be placed on the Union market until 31 July 2026 and made available on the Union market until 31 July 2028.
Excerpts from the English text published in the Official Journal. A date may concern only some substances of the act: the excerpt says so.
Identity
- CosIng identifier
- 87298
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 57378-68-4
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 260-709-8
- Declared functions
- Fragrance, Perfuming
- Wikidata
- Q27268183
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.055.173
The CAS number cited by CosIng also covers 1 other INCI name: it designates a family of substances, not this ingredient alone.
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Allowed with restrictions (Annex III)
Same entries as in the European Union. Conditions (concentrations, warnings) may differ: they are not compared here.
Switzerland
Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 applies in Switzerland (Article 54 of the Ordinance on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles).
United States, federal rules
None of the integrated sections of the federal code (21 CFR 700.11 to 700.27 and 250.250) targets this name. The FDA does not publish a list of allowed ingredients.
South Korea
- Restricted: 로즈 케톤-3 (DELTA-DAMASCONE)
별표 2, 기타 (other substances with limits), entry 11, page 29. Limit: 0.02%.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.