Official EU label nameGlossary entry 10583
FORMIC ACID
This record confirms an official common ingredient name for EU cosmetic product labelling. It does not by itself confirm that the substance is permitted, unrestricted or safe.
Global evidence snapshot
The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 4 of 13 indexed market datasets: 4 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.
Markets checked
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Markets with evidence
4
Evidence gaps
9
Resolved identifiers
4
Resolved substance identity
CAS:64-18-6141-53-7
EC:200-579-1205-488-0
Ingredient index records:
FORMIC ACID
Ph. Eur. name: acidum formicum
Cosmetic functions: FRAGRANCE, pH ADJUSTERS, PRESERVATIVE
Formic acid
Inventory restriction note: V/14
6 matched or reported names
FORMIC ACIDacidum formicumFormic acid, sodium formateFormic acid and its sodium salt e.g. sodium formateFormic acid (CAS No. 64-18-6) and its sodium salt (CAS No. 141-53-7)포믹애씨드 및 소듐포메이트
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| Market | Result | Records | Dataset | Meaning / next action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| European Union EU | No local match | 0 | Complete annex dataset Regulation (EC) 1223/2009 consolidated to 1 May 2026 | No annex match only means that these five annexes did not return a match; CosIng identity data and other EU obligations still need review. |
| Great Britain GB | Permitted list with conditions | 1Open record 1 | Complete consolidated annex dataset GB retained Regulation 1223/2009 schedules, effective 15 August 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| Canada CA | No local match | 0 | Complete Hotlist snapshot Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist, 13 August 2025 | The Hotlist is an administrative compliance tool, not an exhaustive safety approval list. |
| New Zealand NZ | Permitted list with conditions | 1Open record 1 | Complete schedules dataset Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| ASEAN ASEAN | Permitted list with conditions | 1Open record 1 | Complete regional annex dataset ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| China CN | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited catalogues plus official-source workflow NMPA 2021 banned catalogues plus dynamic IECIC List I/List II system current since 2025 | IECIC listing is not blanket approval; absence may require the new cosmetic ingredient route, and restrictions are checked separately. |
| Japan JP | No local match | 0 | Complete Standards appendices dataset MHLW Standards for Cosmetics official English source and Japanese amendments checked for the imported snapshot | The Japanese text and subsequent notices are canonical; no local match is not a product-compliance conclusion. |
| South Korea KR | Restricted | 1Open record 1 | Complete current appendix dataset MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026 | Review every linked record and exact conditions. |
| United States US | No local match | 0 | Complete enumerated federal ingredient rules eCFR Title 21 issue date 27 August 2026 | FDA has no general approved-cosmetic-ingredient catalogue; absence from these sections is not approval or proof of safety. |
| Australia AU | No local match | 0 | Complete cosmetic-relevant Poisons Standard subset plus official workflow Therapeutic Goods (Poisons Standard—June 2026) Instrument 2026 | An AICIS Inventory match is not cosmetic approval; no Inventory match can indicate a new, exempted, reported or confidential introduction. |
| Brazil BR | No local match | 0 | Complete prohibited dataset plus current restricted-list workflow ANVISA RDC 1.029/2026 and RDC 1.030/2026, published 15 June 2026 | RDC 1.030/2026 amends rather than replaces the prohibited baseline, and the second restricted-list revision was still under consultation in July 2026. |
| India IN | No local match | 0 | Complete current Part 2 dataset plus official workflow for Parts 1, 3 and 4 Cosmetics Rules 2020 plus current BIS IS 4707 parts (1:2020, 2:2025, 3:2025, 4:2022) | The standards are separate controlled publications; absence from a locally indexed excerpt is not permission. |
| Saudi Arabia SA | No local match | 0 | Complete official list index SFDA live prohibited/restricted lists, snapshot 30 August 2026 | No list match is not permission; Gulf/SFDA product, claim, notification and technical requirements still apply. |
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New Zealand
Cosmetic Products Group Standard schedules effective 1 January 2026ASEAN
ASEAN Cosmetic Directive annexes 2026-1, 22 June 2026South Korea
MFDS Notice 2026-19, effective 18 March 2026Chemical identity and properties
CAS 141-53-7PubChem CID 2723810
Sodium Formate
Sodium formate is an organic sodium salt which is the monosodium salt of formic acid. It has a role as a buffer and an astringent. It contains a formate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- sodium formate
- Molecular formula
- CHNaO2
- Molecular weight
- 68.007 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 67.98742355 Da
- Topological polar surface area
- 40.1 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 0
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 2
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
Formic acid, sodium saltSalachlorFormic acid, sodium salt (1:1)Mravencan sodnyFORMIC ACID, NA SALTSodium formate, refinedFormic acid sodium salt (1:1)387AD98770
16 more reported names
CHEBI:62965NSC-77457RefChem:183890205-488-0690-860-9Formic acid sodium saltsodium;formateCHNaO2sodium formiateSodium formate, hydratedsodiumformateMravencan sodny [Czech]Formic Acid Sodium Salt; NA-AmasilCCRIS 1037HSDB 744E237
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:62965
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL183491
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2027090
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-09-02 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
CAS 64-18-6PubChem CID 284
Formic Acid
Formic acid is the simplest carboxylic acid, containing a single carbon. Occurs naturally in various sources including the venom of bee and ant stings, and is a useful organic synthetic reagent. Principally used as a preservative and antibacterial agent in livestock feed. Induces severe metabolic acidosis and ocular injury in human subjects. It has a role as a metabolite, an antibacterial agent, a solvent, a protic solvent and an astringent. It is a conjugate acid of a formate. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- formic acid
- Molecular formula
- CH2O2
- Molecular weight
- 46.025 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 46.005479302 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 37.3 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 2
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 0
Also known as
Methanoic acidFormylic acidAminic acidBilorinHydrogen carboxylic acidFormisotonFormiraMyrmicyl
16 more reported names
Collo-bueglattCollo-didaxAcide formiqueAdd-FAmeisensaeureC1 acidRCRA waste number U123MierenzuurAcido formicoFormicum acidumKwas metaniowyKyselina mravenciFEMA No. 2487AI3-242370YIW783RG1CHEBI:30751
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:10036
- ChEBI:CHEBI:191874
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232780
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232781
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232866
- ChEBI:CHEBI:232867
- ChEBI:CHEBI:233172
- ChEBI:CHEBI:233467
- ChEBI:CHEBI:233468
- ChEBI:CHEBI:233469
- ChEBI:CHEBI:233757
- ChEBI:CHEBI:234070
- ChEBI:CHEBI:30751
- ChEBI:CHEBI:35748
- ChEBI:CHEBI:36036
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL116736
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID2024115
- PubMed:23295229
- PubMed:23124456
- PubMed:23124449
- PubMed:23122090
- PubMed:23115171
- PubMed:23105510
- PubMed:23100838
Retrieved from NIH PubChem on 2026-08-31 by checksum-valid CAS matching. Chemical properties do not replace the regulatory decision on this page.
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Imported from Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2025/1175 (dataset version EU 2025/1175). The glossary supplies common ingredient names for the ingredient list required by Article 19(1)(g); it is not an approval or safety list.
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