L-ALPHA-PINENE ((-)-alpha-pinene)
Official label name (INCI name, EU glossary of cosmetic ingredient names), No 14812
- Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III)
L-ALPHA-PINENE ((-)-alpha-pinene): Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (Annex III, entry 130), under Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009.
In plain words
What it is used for
Functions declared by manufacturers:
Perfuming.
What the rules say
This name is only cited as an example in an entry of Annex III, which covers a family of substances: the exact conditions depend on the form used.
The text of the annexes
Allowed with restrictions
CosIng cites the name L-ALPHA-PINENE in this entry, whose regulated name is “Terpenes and terpenoids”: the title below says which form or use it covers.
- Entry
- Annex III, No 130
- Substance
- Terpenes and terpenoids
- CAS
- 68917-63-5
- EC
- 272-842-9
- Other conditions
- Peroxide value less than 10 mmoles/L
Dates in the act (3)
- Entry into force on 15 May 2013
- Application from 11 July 2013
It shall apply from 11 July 2013.
- Entry into force on 11 July 2013
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
- 41450
- CAS (according to CosIng)
- 7785-26-4
- EC (according to CosIng)
- 232-077-3
- Declared functions
- Perfuming
- Wikidata
- Q300852
- PubChem
- 440968
- ECHA InfoCard
- 100.029.161
- InChIKey
- GRWFGVWFFZKLTI-IUCAKERBSA-N
Elsewhere in the world
Information on other jurisdictions. What is covered, and what is not yet.
United Kingdom (Great Britain)
- Cited as an example in a rule, no rule of its own (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.
Glossary: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175. Page updated on 21 October 2026.