Ingredient Dictionary

CAMPHOR SULFONIC ACID

Camphorsulfonic acid is a sulfonic acid containing the camphorsulfonate anion.

Definition

Camphorsulfonic acid is a sulfonic acid containing the camphorsulfonate anion. It is functionally related to a camphor. It is a conjugate acid of a camphorsulfonate anion.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII D8D049375Q · registered name Camphorsulfonic acid, (±)- · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Camphor Sulfonic Acid is the organic compound

Cosmetic roles

No declared roleNOT REPORTED

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

Names & identifiers

CAMPHOR SULFONIC ACIDINCI

CAS No.chemical registry number: 5872-08-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 227-527-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 227-527-0 (I)
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID60863113
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID10209865

IUPAC: (7,7-Dimethyl-2-oxobicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-1-yl)methanesulfonic acid
Molecular formula: C10H16O4S
Molecular weight: 232.29 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: solid
Melting/freezing point: 203~206 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 374.7 ℃
Vapour pressure: 1.65E-8 ㎜Hg
Water solubility: 41290 ㎎/ℓ
Vapour density: 8.018639972385227
Relative density: 1.331
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -0.17
Molecular weight: 232.3

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: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 4 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.

Intermediate2
No specific technical function1
Monomers1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as moderate1

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

SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted