Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII N1DEP08LNK · registered name PHYTIN · single chemical substance
Phytin is the calcium and magnesium salt of Phytic Acid
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANTMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Polyol Phosphates as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PHYTININCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 3615-82-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30891206
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101030403
- Molecular formula
- C6H6CaMgO24P6
- Molecular weight
- 712.32 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Colour
- white
- Water solubility
- 1000000 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -10.11
- Molecular weight
- 1110.79
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 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.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety Assessment of Polyol Phosphates as Used in Cosmetics · 2024
- Способ экстрагирования фитина из отходов переработки зерна риса · 2020
- Protein Storage Vacuoles Are Transformed into Lytic Vacuoles in Root Meristematic Cells of Germinating Seedlings by Multiple, Cell Type-Specific Mechanisms1[W] · 2011
- aqueous solution of phytin and use of said solution for the preparation of a liquid dietary supplement or a cosmetic composition · 2010
- Protein bodies from the cotyledons of Cucurbita maxima · 1971
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata