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3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC 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 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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13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:625-72-9
EC:210-909-6
Ingredient index records:
3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID
Cosmetic functions: ANTI-SEBUM, HUMECTANT, PLASTICISER

3-Hydroxybutyric Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

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3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

None of the 13 markets tracked here holds an imported rule under the name 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID.

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 625-72-9
CAS 625-72-9PubChem CID 92135

3-Hydroxybutanoic acid, (R)-

(R)-3-hydroxybutyric acid is the R-enantiomer of 3-hydroxybutyric acid. Involved in the synthesis and degradation of ketone bodies, it can be used as an energy source by the brain during hypoglycaemia, and for the synthesis of biodegradable plastics. It is a sex pheremone in the European spider Linyphia triangularis. It has a role as a pheromone, a fungal metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a 3-hydroxybutyric acid and a ketone body. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-3-hydroxybutyrate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-3-hydroxybutyric acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
(3R)-3-hydroxybutanoic acid
Molecular formula
C4H8O3
Molecular weight
104.10 g/mol
Exact mass
104.047344113 Da
XLogP3
-0.5
Topological polar surface area
57.5 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
3
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
1

Also known as

(R)-3-Hydroxybutyric acidButanoic acid, 3-hydroxy-, (3R)-3-D-hydroxybutyric acid(-)-beta-Hydroxybutyrate, D-b-Hydroxybutyrate148ULJ1DF4EINECS 210-909-6CHEBI:17066
16 more reported names
3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID, (R)3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID, (R)-D-(-)-.BETA.-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID.BETA.-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID L-FORM [MI]3-hydroxy-butyrateRefChem:502534D-(-)-beta-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACIDBETA-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID L-FORM210-909-6(R)-3-Hydroxybutanoic acid(R)-3-HydroxybutanoateD-3-hydroxybutyric acid(R)-(-)-3-Hydroxybutyric acidD-(-)-3-hydroxybutyrate(R)-(-)-beta-Hydroxybutyric aciddelta-3-hydroxybutyrate
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External database identifiers

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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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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