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GLYCYRRHETINIC ACID

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 5 list it before the 1% line and 8 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 13 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 13

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII P540XA09DR · registered name Enoxolone · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Cosmetic roles

Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Japan

  • Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and to be washed away) : (0.80) g
  • Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and not to be washed away) : 0.5 g
  • Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics that may be used for mucosa) : (0.20) g

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Glycyrrhetinic Acid, Potassium Glycyrrhetinate, Disodium Succinoyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glyceryl Glycyrrhetinate, Stearyl Glycyrrhetinate, Glycyrrhizic Acid, Ammonium Glycyrrhizate, Dipotassium Glycyrrhizate, Disodium Glycyrrhizate, Trisodium Glycyrrhizate, Glycyrrhetinyl Stearate, Methyl Glycyrrhizate, and Potassium Glycyrrhizinate

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name グリチルレチン酸: 本品は、グリチルリチン酸(*)から得られる物質であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

GLYCYRRHETINIC ACIDINCI글리시레티닉애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Olean-12-en-29-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-11-oxo-, (3.beta.,20.beta.)-Synonymグリチルレチン酸Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
471-53-4
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
207-444-6
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID9020669
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID50669
IUPAC
3beta-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-30-oic acid
Molecular formula
C30H46O4
Molecular weight
470.694 g/mol

Measured properties

Colour
grey
Melting/freezing point
292~295 ℃ (est.)
Initial boiling point and range
588.3 ℃(est.)
Flash point
323.7 ℃(est.)
Molecular weight
470.68

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

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