- Korean limit
- 0.6%
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII TGW6Q2CCVM · registered name Sodium Sorbate · single chemical substance
Sodium Sorbate is the sodium salt of Sorbic Acid that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.6% (acid)
Taiwan
- 0.6%
European Union
- Maximum concentration in ready for use preparation : 0.6% (acid)
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction V/4
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 7757-81-5
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 231-819-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID8047181
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID6027181
- IUPAC
- Sodium (2E,4E)-hexa-2,4-dienoate
- Molecular formula
- C6H7NaO2
- Molecular weight
- 134.11 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- solid
- Melting/freezing point
- 134.5 ℃
- Initial boiling point and range
- 233 ℃(at 760mmHg)
- Flash point
- 139.9 ℃
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00987 ㎜Hg (at 25°C)
- Water solubility
- 19440 ㎎/ℓ
- Vapour density
- 4.629962029685882
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- (log Kow 1.62(EPISUITE))
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 3 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.
- Preservative2
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 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 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information 2 3
- Tlooto literature search
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
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