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ALUMINUM BENZOATE

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII MM87U5L1W4 · registered name ALUMINUM BENZOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Inhibits microbial growthANTIMICROBIALAdjusts thicknessVISCOSITY CONTROLLING

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted
Japan
Allowed colourant
United States

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · US FDA prohibited and restricted ingredients

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 安息香酸Al: 本品は、安息香酸(*)のアルミニウム塩である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ALUMINUM BENZOATEINCI알루미늄벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, aluminium saltSynonym安息香酸AlJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
555-32-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
209-091-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID6044694
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID4024694
IUPAC
Aluminium tribenzoate
Molecular formula
C21H15AlO6
Molecular weight
390.327 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
CBI · Solid, Very slightly soluble in water, [Merck Index]
Colour
white
Odour
odourless
Vapour pressure
&amp, lt, 0 ㎩ (20℃)
Water solubility
0.043 g/ℓ (20℃, pH: 4.8)
Relative density
1.38
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
-0.1 (log Pow, 20℃)
Decomposition temperature
250 ℃
Molecular weight
390.32

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 9 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.

  • Pigment4
  • Viscosity modifier2
  • Biocide2
  • Thickening agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

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