Beauty ingredient · Fragrance
Nitro musks (musk xylene, musk ketone)
Older synthetic musks. The EU limits musk xylene and musk ketone in cosmetics and excludes them from oral products.
- Fragrance
- Synthetic musk
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points nitro musks (musk xylene, musk ketone) costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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Restricted useRegulatory
EU Annex III limits musk xylene to 1.0% in fine fragrance, 0.4% in eau de toilette and 0.03% in other products (musk ketone 1.4%, 0.56% and 0.042%). [1]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Rules around the world
| Where | Status | Details | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union | Restricted | Annex III entries 96 (musk xylene) and 97 (musk ketone): concentration limits; not in oral products. | — | [1] |
“Banned” means explicitly prohibited or withdrawn after review; “not permitted” means never authorized there. We use each regulator’s own words.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (6)
- nitro musk
- musk ketone
- musk xylene
- nitro musks
- nitro musks musk xylene musk ketone
- 5 tert butyl 2 4 6 trinitro m xylene
Sources
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Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of 30 November 2009 on cosmetic products
“cosmetic products shall not contain any of the following: (a) prohibited substances — prohibited substances listed in Annex II”
eur-lex.europa.eu