Sodium succinate (anhydrous) is an organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of succinic acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Sodium succinate (anhydrous) is an organic sodium salt that is the disodium salt of succinic acid. The hexahydrate form is used as an ingredient of topical preparations for the treatment of cataract. It contains a succinate(2-).
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII V8ZGC8ISR3 · registered name SODIUM SUCCINATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel on the Safety Assessment of Dicarboxylic Acids, Salts and Esters
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name コハク酸２Ｎａ: 本品は、コハク酸（＊）の二ナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 150-90-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 205-778-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5059741
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9034862
- IUPAC
- Disodium butanedioate
- Molecular formula
- C4H4Na2O4
- Molecular weight
- 162.052 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- White solid, [OECD SIDS: Disodium Succinate - 2003] · solid
- Initial boiling point and range
- ≥ 400 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0 ㎩ (@ 100 ℃)
- Water solubility
- 200000 ㎎/ℓ (@ 0 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 5.59
- Relative density
- 1.886 (@ 25 ℃)
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- 0.39 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 162.05
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 10 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.
- Flavouring and nutrient3
- Fragrance2
- Deodorizer2
- Surfactant (surface active agent)2
- No specific technical function1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
3 skin studies and 1 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 4 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to other guideline: Patch tests - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation · Screening · according to other guideline: as mentioned below - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: as mentioned below according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 20
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- 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)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata
- Wikipedia · Chinese