Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 81G7704MYR · registered name DISODIUM DISTYRYLBIPHENYL DISULFONATE · mixture
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ジスチリルビフェニルジスルホン酸２Ｎａ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される芳香族スルホン酸化合物の二ナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27344-41-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 248-421-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID6036467
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4016467
- IUPAC
- Disodium 2,2'-[[1,1'-biphenyl]-4,4'-diyldi(ethene-2,1-diyl)]di(benzene-1-sulfonate)
- Molecular formula
- C28H20Na2O6S2
- Molecular weight
- 562.56 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Dry Powder, Other Solid, Liquid · Yellow odorless powder, [Exciton MSDS] 29-31% Aqueous solution: Yellow odorless slurry, [Ciba MSDS]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
What products actually use it for
What the 435 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.
- Brightener395
- Dye25
- Emulsifier4
- Softener and conditioner3
- UV stabilizer3
- Viscosity modifier2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- Surface modifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 4 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 6 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) (May, 1981) - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) - Moderate or Mild Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: EPA s 163.81-4 "Primary eye irritation study", Federal Register, Vol. 43, No. 163, August 22, 1978 according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) (February, 1987) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEMBL
- 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)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata