Ingredient Dictionary

COPPER GLUCONATE

Copper gluconate is an organic molecular entity.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 11 list it before the 1% line and 21 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 32 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 32

Definition

Copper gluconate is an organic molecular entity.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII RV823G6G67 · registered name COPPER GLUCONATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Copper Gluconate as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name グルコン酸銅: 本品は、グルコン酸（＊）の銅塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

COPPER GLUCONATEINCI카퍼글루코네이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Copper, bis(D-gluconato)-Synonymグルコン酸銅Japanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 527-09-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 208-408-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID4035960
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID2015960

IUPAC: Copper(2+) di(D-gluconate)
Molecular formula: C12H22CuO14
Molecular weight: 453.84 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: Light blue odorless solid, [HSDB] Light blue powder, [Alfa Aesar MSDS] · Light blue crystalline powder
Odour: Odorless · odourless
Melting point: 155-157 °C /D-form/
Solubility: Light blue to bluish-green, odorless crystals and crystalline powder. Astringent taste. 30 g soluble in 100 ml water at 25 °C, slightly sol in alcohol, practically insol in most org solvents. /Hydrate/ · Sol in water, insol in acetone, alcohol, ether
Melting/freezing point: 155~157 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 673.6 ℃(760 ㎜Hg)
Vapour pressure: 12.89 ㎩ (20℃)
Water solubility: 300000 ㎎/ℓ (25℃)
Relative density: 1.777
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): -2.98 (log Pow)
Molecular weight: 453.84

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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)

What products actually use it for

What the 7 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.

Humectant2
Softener and conditioner2
Flavouring and nutrient1
No specific technical function1
Pharmaceutical (EPA)1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard