Ammonium Propionate is the ammonium salt of Propionic Acid.
- Korean limit
- 0.9%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII V18VR2SK15 · registered name AMMONIUM PROPIONATE · single chemical substance
Ammonium Propionate is the ammonium salt of Propionic Acid. that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 2.0% (expressed as acid)
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 2% (acid)
Taiwan
- 2.0%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 2% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Restriction V/2 · Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 17496-08-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 241-503-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID9066207
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1035571
- IUPAC
- Propanoic acid--ammonia (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C3H9NO2
- Molecular weight
- 91.11 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Soil amendments2
- Preservative2
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- Tlooto literature search 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · English