Common Name:METHYL BENZOATECAS Number:93-58-3DOT Number:UN 2938-————————————————————————————————————HAZARD SUMMARY* Methyl Benzoate can affect you when breathed in.* Contact can cause skin and eye irritation.* Breathing Methyl Benzoate can irritate the nose and throatcausing coughing and wheezing.* Methyl Benzoate may cause a skin allergy. If allergy develops, very low future exposure can cause itching and askin rash.* Methyl Benzoate may cause an asthma-like allergy. Future exposure can cause asthma attacks with shortness of breath, wheezing, cough, and/or chest tightness.* Repeated exposures to high levels of Methyl Benzoatemay affect the nervous system causing tremors and muscle weakness.
I finally found the name of the perfume carrier agent - see above. Methyl benzoate.