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AMMONIUM BENZOATE

Ammonium Benzoate is the ammonium salt of Benzoic Acid.

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII AC80WD7GPF · registered name AMMONIUM BENZOATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Ammonium Benzoate is the ammonium salt of Benzoic Acid. It conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Stops microbes growing in the productPRESERVATIVE

Safety & regulatory references

Restricted: China · Japan · South Korea
Allowed preservative: United Kingdom

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information · EU Cosmetics Regulation · Taiwan FDA cosmetic ingredients · UK cosmetics regulations (OPSS)

Argentina · Brazil

Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 0.5% (expressed as acid)

ASEAN

Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.5 % (acid)

Taiwan

0.5%

European Union

Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.5% (acid)

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction V/1a

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 安息香酸アンモニウム: 本品は、安息香酸（＊）のアンモニウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

AMMONIUM BENZOATEINCI암모늄벤조에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Benzoic acid, ammonium saltSynonym安息香酸アンモニウムJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 1863-63-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 217-468-9
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID4041602
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID2021602

IUPAC: Ammonium benzoate
Molecular formula: C7H9NO2
Molecular weight: 139.154 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Ammonium benzoate appears as a white crystalline solid. Soluble in water. The primary hazard is the threat to the environment. Immediate steps should be taken to limit spread to the environment. Used in medicine and as a food preservative. · Dry Powder, Large Crystals, Liquid, CBI
Odour: ODORLESS OR FAINT BENZOIC ACID ODOR
Boiling point: 160 °C (SUBLIMES)
Melting point: 388 °F (USCG, 1999) · 198 °C (DECOMP)
Solubility: IN WATER: 19.6 G/100 CC @ 14.5 °C, 83.3 G/100 CC @ 100 °C, IN ALCOHOL: 1.63 G/100 CC @ 25 °C, INSOL IN ETHER · 1 G DISSOLVES IN 8 ML GLYCEROL
Density: 1.26 at 77 °F (USCG, 1999) - Denser than water, will sink · 1.260
Stability: GRADUALLY LOSES AMMONIA ON EXPOSURE TO AIR.
pH: AQ SOLN IS SLIGHTLY ACID
Colour: white
Water solubility: (19.6% at 14.5C)
Relative density: 1.260 ()
Decomposition temperature: 192-198 ℃
Molecular weight: 139.15

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 18 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.

Corrosion inhibitor13
Preservative3
Defoamer1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 2 studies

Category 6.3B (Category 3)
Skin Irritation · Read Across
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across