What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII O6I5B26XA7 · 등록명 CALCIUM TARTRATE · 단일 화학물질

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CALCIUM TARTRATE

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII O6I5B26XA7 · registered name CALCIUM TARTRATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

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

Names & identifiers

CALCIUM TARTRATEINCI칼슘타트레이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy- [R-(R*,R*)]-, calcium salt(1:1)Synonym

CAS No.chemical registry number: 3164-34-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 221-621-5
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID50883961
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID301023438

IUPAC: Calcium (2R,3R)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate
Molecular formula: C4H4CaO6
Molecular weight: 188.148 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Fine crystalline powder with a white or off-white colour · solid
Solubility: Slightly soluble in water. Solubility approximately 0,01 g/100 ml water (20 °C). Sparingly soluble in ethanol. Slightly soluble in diethyl ether. Soluble in acids
pH: Between 6,0 and 9,0 (5 % slurry)
Flammability (solid, gas): not flammable
Water solubility: &amp, lt, 1 ㎎/ℓ (20°C, mg(TOC)/L)
Vapour density: 17.760648947186745
Relative density: 1.45 (20°C)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 6
Auto-ignition temperature: 180 ℃
Molecular weight: 514.526

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 1 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.

Softener and conditioner1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 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 1 studies

Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)