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ESCIN

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 4 list it before the 1% line and 8 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 12 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

Escin

US FDA substance register · UNII RUU8G67GQM · registered name ESCIN · mixture

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Listed as giving skin or hair a good feel (vague CosIng category)TONIC

Safety & regulatory references

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 エスシン: 本品は、セイヨウトチノキ(マロニエ) Aesculus hippocastanum の種子から得られるサポニンである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

ESCININCI에스신Korean label name (MFDS standard)エスシンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
6805-41-0
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
229-880-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID901021535
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID701506551
IUPAC
(5xi,9xi,18xi)-22alpha-(Acetyloxy)-16alpha,24,28-trihydroxy-21beta-{[(2E)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy}olean-12-en-3-yl beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]-beta-D-glucopyranosiduron ic acid--(5xi,9xi,18xi)-22alpha-(acetyloxy)-16alpha,24,28-trihydroxy-21beta-{[(2Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoyl]oxy}olean-12-en-3-yl beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->2)-[beta-D-glucopyranosyl-(1->4)]-beta-D-glucopyra nosiduronic acid (1/1)
Molecular formula
C110H172O48
Molecular weight
2262.538 g/mol

What products actually use it for

What the 3 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
  • No specific technical function1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

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