Lard is the purified fat obtained from the abdomen of the hog.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII SI6O3IW77Z · registered name LARD · biological origin (no fixed structure)
Lard is the purified fat obtained from the abdomen of the hog.
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Japan
- Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and to be washed away) : 69.0 g
- Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics not used for mucosa and not to be washed away) : 69.0 g
- Maximum amount per 100 g (Cosmetics that may be used for mucosa) :
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Lard and Lard-Derived Ingredients
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Lard Glyceride, Hydrogenated Lard Glyceride, Lard Glycerides, Hydrogenated Lard Glycerides, Lard and Hydrogenated Lard
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 豚脂: 本品は、ブタの腹部から得られる脂肪である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61789-99-9
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 263-100-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID5028087
What products actually use it for
What the 4 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.
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Thickening agent1
- Emulsifier1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Identification of lard adulteration in moisturer creams products using FTIR spectroscopy in combination with chemometrics · 2025
- Lard is a simple thermo-responsive and environmentally-friendly filler for vascular perfusion in cadaver surgical training · 2025
- Anatomy and harvesting of the medial cubital flap in fresh pig cadavers infused with lard. · 2025
- Lard and Lard-Derived Ingredients · 2023
- In Vitro Determination of Wound Healing Potential of Axonge · 2017
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3 4
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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