3-Methyl-4-isopropyl phenol is an isomer of thymol(the primary component of volatile oil from
labiate plants), which has been used for centuries as folk medicine. In 1953. a method for
industrial manufacturing of isopropyl methyl phenol was developed and its properties including
bactericidal and antioxidant actions have been studied. As its favorable physicochemical properties.
excellent efficacy and mild action characteristics have been recognized, it has come to be used.
widely today in drugs(for general use),quasi-drugs, cosmetics, and other industrial fields.
