What is this ingredient?

미국 FDA 물질 등록 · UNII 961TOZ5L7T · 등록명 PENTASODIUM PENTETATE · 단일 화학물질

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Ingredient Dictionary

PENTASODIUM PENTETATE

Pentasodium Pentetate is the pentasodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid.

How much products actually contain

No product states its amount yet.

Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

5 of 5 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

US FDA substance register · UNII 961TOZ5L7T · registered name PENTASODIUM PENTETATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Pentasodium Pentetate is the pentasodium salt of diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid. It conforms to the formula:

Cosmetic roles

Binds metal ions to prevent spoilageCHELATING

Safety & regulatory references

Banned: European Union · 유럽

Source: EU Cosmetics Regulation · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

EU Cosmetics Regulation, Annex II (prohibited substances), entry 1721

Source: EU prohibited substances (Annex II)

Restriction II / 1721

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ペンテト酸５Ｎａ: 本品は、ペンテト酸（＊）の五ナトリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PENTASODIUM PENTETATEINCI펜타소듐펜테테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Glycine, N,N-bis[2-[bis(carboxymethyl)amino]ethyl]-, pentasodium saltSynonymペンテト酸５ＮａJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 140-01-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 205-391-3
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID9027077
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID607077

IUPAC: Pentasodium N,N-bis{2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]ethyl}glycinate
Molecular formula: C14H18N3Na5O10
Molecular weight: 503.258 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: liquid
Odour: odourless
pH: 11
Melting/freezing point: &amp, lt, -40 ℃
Initial boiling point and range: 100 ℃
Flash point: &amp, gt, 100 ℃
Vapour pressure: 2000 ㎩ (at 20C)
Relative density: 1.26 ()
Auto-ignition temperature: (&amp, gt, 200C)
Viscosity: (40mPa.s)
Molecular weight: 507.84

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 79 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.

Chelating agent50
Thickening agent8
Cleaning agent4
Stabilizing agent3
Viscosity modifier2
Absorbent2
Anti-scaling agent2
Ion exchange agent2

6 other uses

Dispersing agent1
Defoamer1
Surface modifier1
Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Flocculating agent1
Flotation agent1

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

6 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low10

The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.

See all 10 studies

SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.4 (Acute Toxicity: Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation)
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) equivalent or similar to
Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to EU Method B.5 (Acute Toxicity: Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across