Is there safety information?

사용 시 자극이 있을 수 있어 주의가 필요합니다.

Are there usage precautions?

비타민 A의 에스터 형태로, 주로 피부 개선과 노화 방지를 위해 사용됩니다. 콜라겐 생성을 촉진하고 세포 재생을 도와 피부 탄력을 높이며, 주름 감소에 효과적입니다.

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Ingredient Dictionary

RETINYL ACETATE

Retinyl acetate is an acetate ester.

How much products actually contain

2 products state the amountmedian 0.00005%

under 0.01% 2
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, 3 list it before the 1% line and 5 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

8 of 8 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first

Definition

Retinyl acetate is an acetate ester. It is functionally related to an all-trans-retinol.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII 3LE3D9D6OY · registered name VITAMIN A ACETATE · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Retinyl Acetate is the ester of Retinol and acetic acid.

Cosmetic roles

Skin conditioning not covered aboveSKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS

Safety & regulatory references

Canada

Maximum Concentration Permitted : 1.0% retinol equivalents; 1.15% w/w retinyl acetate; 1.83% w/w retinyl palmitate.

European Union

Product Type, body parts : (a) Body lotion (b) other leave-on and rinse-off products
Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : (a) 0,05 % Retinol Equivalent (RE) (b) 0,3 % RE
Wording of conditions of use and warnings : For any cosmetic product containing Retinol, Retinyl Acetate or Retinyl Palmitate the following, labelling is obligatory: ‘Contains Vitamin A. Consider your daily intake before use’.

Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

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

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Restriction III/376 · SCCS opinion: OPINION ON Vitamin A (Retinol, Retinyl Acetate, Retinyl Palmitate)

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

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

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name 酢酸レチノール: 本品は、酢酸（＊）とレチノール（＊）のエステルである。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

RETINYL ACETATEINCI레티닐아세테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)Retinol, acetateSynonym酢酸レチノールJapanese labelling name

CAS No.chemical registry number: 127-47-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number: 204-844-2
DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID: DTXSID6021240
DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID: DTXCID701240

IUPAC: O~15~-Acetylretinol
Molecular formula: C22H32O2
Molecular weight: 328.496 g/mol

Measured properties

Appearance: solid
Vapour pressure: 0 ㎩ (@ 20 ℃)
Water solubility: (&amp, lt, 10 μg/L @ 20 ℃)
Vapour density: 11.34
Relative density: 0.9817 (@ 25 ℃)
n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow): 9.4 (@ 25 ℃)
Auto-ignition temperature: 395 ℃
Decomposition temperature: 120 ℃
Molecular weight: 328.48

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 6 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)4
Flavouring and nutrient1
Softener and conditioner1

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)