How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 1 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
1 of 1 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII H004M3556Q · registered name POTASSIUM PIDOLATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of PCA (2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid) and its Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ＰＣＡ－Ｋ: 本品は、ピロリドンカルボン酸（ＰＣＡ（＊））のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4810-50-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 225-373-9
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40197423
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID50119914
- IUPAC
- Potassium 5-oxo-L-prolinate
- Molecular formula
- C5H6KNO3
- Molecular weight
- 167.205 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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.
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- 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
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata