- Korean limit
- 1%
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 2 list it before the 1% line and 0 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII K72I3DEX9B · registered name ZINC CITRATE · single chemical substance
Zinc Citrate is the zinc salt of citric acid that conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
- Restricted
- China · South Korea
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Argentina · Brazil
- Maximum concentration permitted at final product : 1% calculated as zinc.
ASEAN
- Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 1% calculated as zinc
European Union
- Restrictions
- Maximum concentration : 1%
Source: MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information
Restriction III/24
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report: Safety Assessment of Zinc Salts as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name クエン酸亜鉛: 本品は、クエン酸（＊）の亜鉛塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 546-46-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 208-901-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90889427
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID401030440
- IUPAC
- Zinc 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylate (3/2)
- Molecular formula
- C12H10O14Zn3
- Molecular weight
- 574.34 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Colour
- colourless
- pH
- 5.4
- Melting/freezing point
- 295 ℃
- Flammability (solid, gas)
- read-across, CAS NO.866-84-2 ECHA
- Vapour pressure
- 0.00000221 ㎩ (25℃ read-across)
- Water solubility
- 3200 ㎎/ℓ
- Relative density
- 1.76 (18℃ read-across OECD Guideline 109)
- Molecular weight
- 569.79
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 10 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)9
- Biocide1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Effect of dietary zinc and phytase supplementation on botulinum toxin treatments. · 2012
- Fabrication and evaluation of multifunctional agarose based electrospun scaffolds for cutaneous wound repairs · 2022
- Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles, Study of Structure, Properties and Applications in Medicine · 2024
- The Case for Stabilized Stannous Fluoride Dentifrice: An Advanced Formulation Designed for Patient Preference. · 2017
- A case of treatment of cervical adenocarcinoma associated with pregnancy by zinc-citrate compound (SeLava(R)) · 2006
Linked databases 15
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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 2 3 4 5
- 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