How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 5 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Polysaccharide Gums as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アルギン酸: 本品は、種々の褐藻（Paeophyceae）からアルカリ抽出により得られる炭水化物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 9005-32-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-680-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID601010868
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Odour
- odourless
- pH
- 2.0 (2.0-3.4)
- Melting/freezing point
- 300 ℃
- Water solubility
- 150000 ㎎/ℓ(in water)
- Vapour density
- 13.3
- Relative density
- 1.5
- Molecular weight
- 384.2444
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 22 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Anti-streaking agent8
- Softener and conditioner3
- Viscosity modifier3
- Binder3
- Processing aids not otherwise specified2
- Thickening agent2
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Composition, isolation, purification and biological activities of Sargassum fusiforme polysaccharides: A review. · 2020
- Suppression of eosinophilia by Petalonia binghamiae polysaccharides may relate to their eotaxin-binding ability · 2015
- Lead Adsorption by Carboxylated Alginic Acid and Its Application in Cleansing Cosmetics · 2010
- IgE‐mediated anaphylaxis to antacid · 2001
- Comparison of effects of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus indica sp) fruit, arabic gum, carrageenan, alginic acid, locust bean gum and citrus pectin on viscosity and in vitro digestibility of casein · 2000
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata
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