Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 159QMY41RL · registered name MONO-2-(METHACRYLOYLOXY)ETHYL MALEATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Leaves a thin film where appliedFILM FORMING
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 マレイン酸ＨＥＭＡ: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
HEMA MALEATEINCI헤마말리에이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)2-Butenedioic acid, (Z)-, mono[2-[(2-methyl-1-oxo-2-propenyl)oxy]ethyl]esterSynonymマレイン酸ＨＥＭＡJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 51978-15-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 257-569-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3074367
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID3041114
- IUPAC
- 4-{2-[(2-Methylprop-2-enoyl)oxy]ethoxy}-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C10H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 228.2 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Film former1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 11
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata