Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PYRIDINEDICARBOXYLIC ACIDINCI피리딘다이카복실릭애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 100-26-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 100-26-5 / 28605-84-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 28605-84-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 202-834-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID3059210
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID9032450
- IUPAC
- Pyridine-2,5-dicarboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C7H5NO4
- Molecular weight
- 167.12 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Merck Index] Light brown solid, [Aldrich MSDS]
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
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 3 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted - Category 6.3A (Category 2)
Skin Irritation · Read Across - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Aqueous cosmetic composition comprising a pyridinedicarboxylic acid derivative and a hydroxystilbene · 2018
- Studies of H3K4me3 demethylation by KDM5B/Jarid1B/PLU1 reveals strong substrate recognition in vitro and identifies 2,4‐pyridine‐dicarboxylic acid as an in vitro and in cell inhibitor · 2012
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. Synthesis of water-soluble, topically effective, intraocular pressure-lowering aromatic/heterocyclic sulfonamides containing cationic or anionic moieties: is the tail more important than the ring? · 1999
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL 2
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata