Sodium Levulinate is the sodium salt of Levulinic Acid.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 84 list it before the 1% line and 71 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 147 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 147
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Balancing Pore Minimizing Toner - 200ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Balancing Toner - 50ml
Susanne KaufmannSusanne Kaufmann Purifying Cleansing Gel
Susanne KaufmannSusanne Kaufmann Purifying Cleansing Gel Refill
AriulAriul All Green Feminine Wipes 40 Sheets
Herbivore BotanicalsHerbivore Botanicals BLUE TANSY Resurfacing Clarity Face Mask
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Hydra-Restore Eye Serum - 15ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Hyaluronic Serum - 25ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Instant Smoothing Serum - 5ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer - 12ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Matte Balancing Moisturizer - 60ml
Grown AlchemistGrown Alchemist Meltaway Gel-Milk Cleanser - 100ml
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII VK44E1MQU8 · registered name Sodium Levulinate · single chemical substance
Sodium Levulinate is the sodium salt of Levulinic Acid.
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Levulinic Acid and Sodium Levulinate as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name レブリン酸Ｎａ: 本品は、レブリン酸（＊）のナトリウム塩である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 19856-23-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 243-378-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60173608
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID2096099
- IUPAC
- Sodium 4-oxopentanoate
- Molecular formula
- C5H7NaO3
- Molecular weight
- 138.098 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 7 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 conditioner5
- Biocide1
- pH regulating agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Safety Assessment of Levulinic Acid and Sodium Levulinate as Used in Cosmetics · 2025
- Composition, useful as a cosmetic formulation having electrolytes and thermal water, preferably Jonzac thermal water, comprises preservative system having glyceryl undecylenate, sodium levulinate, and sodium benzoate · 2010
Linked databases 13
- 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
- Tlooto literature search 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