How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 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 8SH93A7QWW · registered name CHITIN · polymer
Chitin
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name キチン: 本品は、海産の無脊椎動物の外骨格から得た多糖体である。主としてN－アセチル－D－グルコサミン基を含む。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1398-61-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-744-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6037641
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Molecular weight
- 770.84
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 2 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.
- Filler1
- Abrasive1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Chitin, Chitinases and Chitin Derivatives in Biopharmaceutical, Agricultural and Environmental Perspective · 2020
- Chitin Synthase Is Critical for Epidermal Chitin Deposition and Molting in the Swimming Crab Portunus trituberculatus · 2026
- SERCA interacts with chitin synthase and participates in cuticular chitin biogenesis in Drosophila. · 2022
- Beneficial Health Effects of Chitin and Chitosan · 2019
- Preparation and biomedical applications of chitin and chitosan nanofibers. · 2014
Linked databases 17
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
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