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PYRIDOXINE HCL

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

20 products state the amountmedian 0.00001%

  • under 0.01% 20
  • 0.01–0.1% 0
  • 0.1–1% 0
  • 1% or more 0

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 21 list it before the 1% line and 87 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 108 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 108

Cosmetic roles

Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATICKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name ピリドキシンHCl: 本品は、ピリドキシン(*)の塩酸塩であり、次の化学式で表される。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

PYRIDOXINE HCLINCI피리독신에이치씨엘Korean label name (MFDS standard)ピリドキシンHClJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
58-56-0
CAS No.chemical registry number
58-56-0 / 12001-77-3
CAS No.chemical registry number
12001-77-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-386-2
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-386-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
DTXSID1040792
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
DTXCID4010780
IUPAC
4,5-Bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol--hydrogen chloride (1/1)
Molecular formula
C8H12ClNO3
Molecular weight
205.64 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance
Bendectin is a white powder. (NTP, 1992) · Colorless or white solid, [HSDB] White powder, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Boiling point
Sublimes
Melting point
207 °C
Solubility
5 to 10 mg/mL at 68 °F (NTP, 1992) · 1 g dissolves in about 4.5 ml water, 90 ml alcohol, sol in propylene glycol, sparingly sol in acetone, insol in ether, chloroform
Stability
REASONABLY STABLE TO LIGHT & AIR · STABLE IN AIR & SLOWLY AFFECTED BY SUNLIGHT
pH
pH of 10% "wt in vol" soln in water: 3.2

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

What products actually use it for

What the 18 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.

  • Pharmaceutical (EPA)7
  • Softener and conditioner6
  • Flavouring and nutrient3
  • Anti-static agent2

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Irritation and sensitisation studies

1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.

Classed as low1

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 1 studies
  • Not likely to be sensitizing
    skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) adopted on July 17, 1992 (reported Paris, April 29, 1993) according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) (July 30, 1996)

Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard

Related literature

Linked databases 16