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Synthetic musks

Polycyclic and nitro musks used in laundry and cleaning fragrances; they persist in the environment.

  • Fragrance
  • Synthetic musk
  • Expert review pending
Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points synthetic musks costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • Low concernStrong evidence

    IARC places musk xylene in Group 3 (not classifiable as to carcinogenicity). [1]

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (11)
  • ahtn
  • hhcb
  • tonalide
  • galaxolide
  • nitro musk
  • musk ketone
  • musk xylene
  • polycyclic musk
  • synthetic musks
  • hexamethylindanopyran
  • acetyl hexamethyl tetralin

Sources

  1. Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)

    International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) · IARC

    monographs.iarc.who.int