How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII J96U0ZD4Y6 · registered name CALCIUM ASCORBATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Extended Re-review Summary: Safety Assessment of Ascorbic Acid and Ascorbates as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アスコルビン酸Ｃａ: 本品は、アスコルビン酸（＊）のカルシウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 5743-27-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 227-261-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40110036
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8065290
- IUPAC
- Calcium bis{(2R)-2-[(1S)-1,2-dihydroxyethyl]-4-hydroxy-5-oxo-2,5-dihydrofuran-3-olate} (non-preferred name)
- Molecular formula
- C12H14CaO12
- Molecular weight
- 390.31 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White to slightly pale greyish-yellow odourless crystalline powder · White odorless solid, Soluble in water, [HSDB] White odorless powder, Partially soluble in water, [MSDSonline]
- Odour
- ODORLESS
- Solubility
- INSOL IN ETHER · Freely sol in H2O, practically insol in methanol, ethanol
- Stability
- AQ SOLN ... OXIDIZE QUICKLY. · AFTER PROLONGED STORAGE CALCIUM OXALATE MAY PRECIPITATE.
- pH
- Between 6,0 and 7,5 (10 % aqueous solution)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 3 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.
- Antioxidant2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
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
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Agarose-silver particles films: Effect of calcium ascorbate in nanoparticles synthesis and film properties. · 2018
- Development of antibrowning and antimicrobial formulations to minimize Listeria monocytogenes contamination and inhibit browning of fresh-cut “Granny Smith” apples · 2018
- Antibrowning and antimicrobial properties of sodium acid sulfate in apple slices. · 2009
- Comparing the moisturizing effects of ascorbic acid and calcium ascorbate against that of tocopherol in emulsions. · 2006
- Final Report of the Safety Assessment of L-Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, and Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate as Used in Cosmetics1 · 2005
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata