Cosmetic roles
Adds flavour (lip and oral products)FLAVOURINGGives the product a scentPERFUMINGBase that dissolves other ingredientsSOLVENT
Safety & regulatory references
Taiwan
- Maximum concentration : pH≧3.5;
- pH≥3.5;
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
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More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name 乳酸メチル: 本品は、乳酸（＊）のメチルエステルであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
METHYL LACTATEINCI메틸락테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)乳酸メチルJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27871-49-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 27871-49-4 / 547-64-8
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 547-64-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-930-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 248-704-9
Related literature
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2 3
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- NIST Chemistry WebBook 2
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2
- Wikidata 2