Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 1F11SXJ4C6 · registered name SODIUM M-NITROBENZENESULFONATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Sodium m-Nitrobenzenesulfonate
CIR reviewed this ingredient and flagged its status as: Insufficient data ingredients with no uses reported to FDA's Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) (insufficient data or use not supported — CIR's own classification, not a full safety-as-used conclusion).
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 127-68-4
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 204-857-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID2027048
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID107048
- IUPAC
- Sodium 3-nitrobenzene-1-sulfonate
- Molecular formula
- C6H4NNaO5S
- Molecular weight
- 225.15 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Other Solid, Dry Powder, Large Crystals, Liquid · Solid, [IUCLID] Slightly yellow powder, [MSDSonline]
- Melting point
- 350 °C
- Auto-ignition temperature
- 335
- Molecular weight
- 225.16
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: PubChem · KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 9 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.
- Catalyst2
- Pigment2
- Intermediate1
- Viscosity modifier1
- Brightener1
- Surface modifier1
- Processing aids not otherwise specified1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
7 skin studies and 4 eye studies are on record.
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 11 studies
- Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: BASF-internal standard according to - Not classified
Skin Irritation · Screening - Category 6.5B (Category 1)
Skin Sensitization · Read Across - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Skin Sens. 1
Skin Sensitization · Authoritative - Category 1
Skin Sensitization · Screening - High Frequency of Sensitization
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to EU Method B.6 (Skin Sensitisation) - Category 6.4A (Category 2A)
Eye Irritation · Read Across - Category 2
Eye Irritation · Screening - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · other guideline: according to - Eye Irrit. 2
Eye Irritation · Authoritative
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata