Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 63G354M39Z · registered name FERRIC CITRATE ANHYDROUS · single chemical substance
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
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クエン酸鉄: 本品は、クエン酸（＊）の第二鉄塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2338-05-8
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 28633-45-6
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3522-50-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 249-117-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-045-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 222-536-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID0037657
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID8017657
- IUPAC
- Iron(3+) 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate
- Molecular formula
- C6H5FeO7
- Molecular weight
- 244.944 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Initial boiling point and range
- 309.6 ℃(est.)
- Flash point
- 155.2 ℃(est.)
- Molecular weight
- 244.94
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 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.
- Softener and conditioner3
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of ferric citrate chelate (CI‐FER™) for poultry species for fattening or reared up to the point of lay (Akeso Biomedical, Inc.) · 2022
- Safety for the user of the feed additive consisting of ferric citrate chelate (CI‐FER™) for suckling and weaned piglets and minor porcine species (Akeso Biomedical, Inc.) · 2021
- Esculin and ferric citrate-incorporated sturgeon skin gelatine as an antioxidant film for food packaging to prevent Enterococcus faecalis contamination. · 2020
- Copper ions restore antibacterial activity of tigecycline by regulating photodegradation pathway under light exposure. · 2026
- A Multicenter Single-Arm Study of Switching to Ferric Citrate Hydrate for Iron Deficiency Anemia in Patients Intolerant to Oral Iron: RIO-SWITCH · 2025
Linked databases 18
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
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