Official EU label nameGlossary entry 10723

GALACTOSE

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.

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The resolved identity has matching regulatory evidence in 0 of 13 indexed market datasets: 0 country records and 0 EU Annex records. Every result and evidence gap is listed below.

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Resolved substance identity

CAS:59-23-4

EC:200-416-4

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GALACTOSE

Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING

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GALACTOSE

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None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name GALACTOSE.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 59-23-4

CAS 59-23-4PubChem CID 6036

D-Galactose

D-galactopyranose is a galactopyranose having D-configuration. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and an Escherichia coli metabolite. It is a D-galactose and a galactopyranose. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: (3R,4S,5R,6R)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol

Molecular formula: C6H12O6
Molecular weight: 180.16 g/mol
Exact mass: 180.06338810 Da
XLogP3: -2.6
Topological polar surface area: 110.0 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 5
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 6
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 4

Also known as

D-GalactopyranosegalactopyranosegalactopyranosideGalactose, pureD-Gald-galactopyranosidecerebroseCHEBI:12936

16 more reported names

CHEBI:28061CHEBI:28260GALD GalactoseNSC-8102SNFG:GalRefChem:7383Gal (SNFG)GlyTouCan:G68158BTCHEBI:37621200-416-47IOF6H4H77Brain sugarD(+)-GalactoseGalactoseX2RN3Q8DNE

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:4139
ChEMBL:CHEMBL195923
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID001015860
PubMed:40874435
PubMed:39442682
PubMed:39400930
PubMed:39265715
PubMed:36878094
PubMed:36792013
PubMed:36638877
PubMed:35537655
PubMed:35259467
PubMed:34906534
PubMed:34673010
PubMed:34416243

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Official source and scope

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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