
Calcium pidolate
The CIR Expert Panel concluded that PCA (i.e., 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid), calcium PCA, magnesium PCA, potassium PCA, and sodium PCA are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment. PCA and its salts should not be used in cosmetic products in which N-nitroso compounds can be formed. — Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)
- IUPAC name
- calcium bis((2S)-5-oxopyrrolidine-2-carboxylate)
- Molecular formula
- C10H12CaN2O6
- Molecular weight
- 296.29 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 296.0321270 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 138.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 2
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 6
- Covalent units
- 3
- Defined stereocentres
- 2
Also known as
15 more reported names
External database identifiers
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID501019893
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.