Melanin is a member of melanins.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
Melanins
Melanin is a member of melanins.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name メラニン: 本品は、動物の皮膚、毛髪、羽、毛皮の色の基となる色素である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
MELANININCI멜라닌Korean label name (MFDS standard)MelaninsSynonymメラニンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 77465-45-3
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 8049-97-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 232-473-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID301001278
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501428230
- IUPAC
- 3,8-Dimethyl-2,7-dihydrobenzo[1,2,3-cd:4,5,6-c'd']diindole-4,5,9,10-tetrone
- Molecular formula
- C18H10N2O4
- Molecular weight
- 318.288 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Humectant2
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- What is the function of melanin? · 1985
- Effect of sesamol, a potent tyrosinase inhibitor, on melanin and melanin synthesizing melanoma cells · 2008
- Identification of fungal melanin production and the role of anti-melanin agents. · 2023
- Synthetic Porous Melanin. · 2021
- Current update and trends in melanin pigmentation and melanin biology. · 1995
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- Wikidata