Myo-inositol is an inositol having myo- configuration.
How much products actually contain
5 products state the amountmedian 0.0002%
- under 0.01% 3
- 0.01–0.1% 0
- 0.1–1% 2
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 93 list it before the 1% line and 63 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 154 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 154
TatchaTatcha Luminous Deep Hydration Firming Eye Serum
FarmacyFarmacy Filling Good Hyaluronic Acid Plumping Serum
HanyulArtemisia Deep-Hydrating Serum
TatchaTatcha Luminous Deep Hydration Lifting Mask
MamondePore Control Peony Liquid Mask 80ml
MamondePore Control Peony Liquid Mask
MamondeMamonde Pore Control Peony Liquid Mask
MuradMurad Hydrating Toner
TatchaTatcha The Silk Cream
MuradMurad Acne Control Clarifying Cleanser
MuradMurad Clarifying Cleanser Travel Size
MuradMurad Retinol Youth Renewal Eye Mask
Definition
Myo-inositol is an inositol having myo- configuration. It has a role as a member of compatible osmolytes, a nutrient, an EC 3.1.4.11 (phosphoinositide phospholipase C) inhibitor, a mouse metabolite, a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite, an Escherichia coli metabolite, a human metabolite and a Daphnia magna metabolite.
Source: PubChem
US FDA substance register · UNII 4L6452S749 · registered name INOSITOL · 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: Safety Assessment of Inositol as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name イノシトール: 本品は、次の化学式で表される環状六価アルコールである。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 643-12-9
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 87-89-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 201-781-2
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 211-394-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7023146
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2065254
- IUPAC
- (1R,2S,3r,4R,5S,6s)-Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol
- Molecular formula
- C6H12O6
- Molecular weight
- 180.156 g/mol
Measured properties
- Boiling point
- 291.33 ºC
- Melting point
- 224.5 ºC
- Solubility
- 0.17 mg/ml
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 225 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 319 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000000205 ㎜Hg (@ 25 ℃, est.)
- Water solubility
- 143000 ㎎/ℓ (@ 19 ℃)
- Vapour density
- 6.22
- Relative density
- 1.752
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -2.08 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 180.16
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 2 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.
- Soil amendments2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Effects of Inositol Hexaphosphate and Myo-Inositol Administration in Breast Cancer Patients during Adjuvant Chemotherapy · 2021
- Dietary Inositol Reduces Fearfulness and Avoidance in Laying Hens · 2019
- Metabolic and hormonal effects of a combined Myo-inositol and d-chiro-inositol therapy on patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). · 2019
- A review on the role of inositol in aquaculture · 2016
- The Effect of Inositol and Phytic Acid on Skin · 2004
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
- 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