How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII MJE3791M4T · registered name N-Hydroxysuccinimide · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
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 Ｎ－ヒドロキシコハク酸イミド: 本品は、次の化学式で表される複素環式化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 6066-82-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 228-001-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID7064102
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID7042855
- IUPAC
- 1-Hydroxypyrrolidine-2,5-dione
- Molecular formula
- C4H5NO3
- Molecular weight
- 115.088 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Odour
- odourless
- Melting/freezing point
- 93~95 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 363 ℃
- Flash point
- 175 ℃
- Vapour density
- 4.0
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -0.87
- Molecular weight
- 115.09
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: 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.
- Softener and conditioner2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Emulsifying Characteristics of Gelatin Hydrolysate from Tilapia Skin Covalently Attached with N-hydroxysuccinimide Esters of Fatty Acids · 2020
- Synthesis of 2-methyl-6-methoxy-4-quinolinecarboxylic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester (MMQC-OSu) for streamlined and effective HPLC-based fluorescence detection of aliphatic amines in environmental samples. · 2024
- Functionalized Multiarmed Polycaprolactones as Biocompatible Tissue Adhesives. · 2020
- Partial Characterization of Fish Skin Collagen Cross-Linked by N-Hydroxysuccinimide Activated Adipic Acid · 2014
- Enhancement of Emulsifying Properties of Cuttlefish Skin Gelatin by Modification with N-hydroxysuccinimide Esters of Fatty Acids · 2013
Linked databases 18
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
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