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3-HYDROXYBENZOIC 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.

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CAS:99-06-9

EC:202-726-5

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3-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

Cosmetic functions: SKIN CONDITIONING

Benzoic Acid, 3- Hydroxy-

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3-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACID

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Chemical identity and properties

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CAS 99-06-9PubChem CID 7420

3-Hydroxybenzoic Acid

3-hydroxybenzoic acid is a monohydroxybenzoic acid that is benzoic acid substituted by a hydroxy group at position 3. It has been isolated from Taxus baccata. It is used as an intermediate in the synthesis of plasticisers, resins, pharmaceuticals, etc. It has a role as a plant metabolite and a bacterial metabolite. It is functionally related to a benzoic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a 3-hydroxybenzoate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: 3-hydroxybenzoic acid

Molecular formula: C7H6O3
Molecular weight: 138.12 g/mol
Exact mass: 138.031694049 Da
XLogP3: 1.5
Topological polar surface area: 57.5 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 3
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

M-HYDROXYBENZOIC ACIDm-Salicylic acid3-CarboxyphenolBenzoic acid, 3-hydroxy-Benzoic acid, m-hydroxy-2ZFW40OJ7UCHEBI:30764NSC-55746

16 more reported names

AC PE 3HB3-hydroxybenzoic acid, monosodium saltRefChem:25902202-726-5m-Hba3-Hydroxy benzoic acidAcido m-idrossibenzoicometa-Hydroxybenzoic acidKyselina 3-hydroxybenzoova3-hydroxy-benzoic acidNSC 55746m-hydroxybenzoate3HBAcido m-idrossibenzoico [Italian]Kyselina 3-hydroxybenzoova [Czech]EINECS 202-726-5

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:30764
ChEMBL:CHEMBL65369
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID6021610
PubMed:28594102
PubMed:26303405
PubMed:24165878
PubMed:22860452
PubMed:22808015
PubMed:22648685
PubMed:22563400
PubMed:22563396
PubMed:22559817
PubMed:22434718
PubMed:22434674
PubMed:22412413

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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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