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Official EU label nameGlossary entry 28761

THIODIGLYCOLIC 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.

0 markets with evidence
Markets checked
13
Markets with evidence
0
Evidence gaps
13
Resolved identifiers
2

Resolved substance identity

CAS:123-93-3
EC:204-663-9
Ingredient index records:
THIODIGLYCOLIC ACID
Cosmetic functions: ANTIOXIDANT, REDUCING

Thiodi(acetic acid)

1 matched or reported name
THIODIGLYCOLIC ACID

Regulatory evidence across markets

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

That is a statement about this inventory, not about the law: no imported rule is not evidence that a substance is permitted. A rule may exist under a different name, under a CAS or EC number this glossary entry does not carry, or in a dataset not yet imported.

Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 123-93-3
CAS 123-93-3PubChem CID 31277

Thiodiglycolic acid

Thiodiacetic acid is a dicarboxylic acid. — ChEBI

IUPAC name
2-(carboxymethylsulfanyl)acetic acid
Molecular formula
C4H6O4S
Molecular weight
150.16 g/mol
Exact mass
149.99867984 Da
XLogP3
0.1
Topological polar surface area
99.9 Ų
Hydrogen-bond donors
2
Hydrogen-bond acceptors
5
Covalent units
1
Defined stereocentres
0

Also known as

Thiodiacetic acidMercaptodiacetic acidTHIODIGLYCOLLIC ACIDTDGADicarboxymethyl sulfide2,2'-Thiodiglycolic acidAcetic acid, 2,2'-thiobis-USAF E-2
16 more reported names
USAF CB-36(Carboxymethylthio)acetic acidAcetic acid, thiodi-2,2'-Thiodiethanoic acid2,2'-Thiobisacetic acid2-[(carboxymethyl)sulfanyl]acetic acidNSC-28743483M3RG5GWDimethylsulfide-alpha-alpha'-dicarboxylic acidCHEBI:350122-((carboxymethyl)sulfanyl)acetic acidRefChem:897791204-663-92,2'-Thiodiacetic acidThiodi(acetic acid)NSC 28743
External database identifiers

Evidence from additional scientific databases

NIH PubChem PUG-View
Exact identifier match31277

Attributed physical-property, hazard, environmental and use annotations.

  • Signal: Danger Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • GHS Hazard Statements: H314 (92.7%): Causes severe skin burns and eye damage [Danger Skin corrosion/irritation] Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Precautionary Statement Codes: P260, P264, P280, P301+P330+P331, P302+P361+P354, P304+P340, P305+P354+P338, P316, P321, P363, P405, and P501 (click each P-code to see the statement) Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • ECHA C&L Notifications Summary: Aggregated GHS information provided per 110 reports by companies from 5 notifications to the ECHA C&L Inventory.; Information may vary between notifications depending on impurities, additives, and other factors. The percentage value in parenthesis indicates the notified classification ratio from companies that provide hazard codes. Only hazard codes with percentage values above 10% are shown. For more detailed information, please visit ECHA C&L website. Source: European Chemicals Agency (ECHA)
  • Environmental Bioconcentration: An estimated BCF of 3 was calculated for thiodiglycolic acid(SRC), using an estimated log Kow of -1.2(1) and a regression-derived equation(2). According to a classification scheme(3), this BCF suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: TERRESTRIAL FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 12(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that thiodiglycolic acid is expected to have very high mobility in soil(SRC). Volatilization of thiodiglycolic acid from moist soil surfaces is not expected to be an important fate process(SRC) given an estimated Henry's Law constant of 4.4X10-14 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), using a fragment constant estimation method(3). Thiodiglycolic acid is not expected to volatilize from dry soil surfaces(SRC) based upon an estimated vapor pressure of 5.5X10-5 mm Hg(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(4). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: AQUATIC FATE: Based on a classification scheme(1), an estimated Koc value of 12(SRC), determined from a structure estimation method(2), indicates that thiodiglycolic acid is not expected to adsorb to suspended solids and sediment(SRC). Volatilization from water surfaces is not expected(3) based upon an estimated Henry's Law constant of 4.4X10-14 atm-cu m/mole(SRC), developed using a fragment constant estimation method(4). The estimated pKa of thiodiglycolic acid is 3.4(5), indicating that this compound will partially exist in the dissociated form in the environment and anions generally do not adsorb more strongly to organic carbon and clay than their neutral counterparts(6). According to a classification scheme(7), an estimated BCF of 3(SRC), from an estimated log Kow of -1.2(SRC) and a regression-derived equation(8), suggests the potential for bioconcentration in aquatic organisms is low(SRC). Thiodiglycolic acid is stable to hydrolysis(9). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)
  • Environmental Fate: ATMOSPHERIC FATE: According to a model of gas/particle partitioning of semivolatile organic compounds in the atmosphere(1), thiodiglycolic acid, which has an estimated vapor pressure of 5.5X10-5 mm Hg at 25 °C(SRC), determined from a fragment constant method(2), will exist in both the vapor and particulate phases in the ambient atmosphere. Vapor-phase thiodiglycolic acid is degraded in the atmosphere by reaction with photochemically-produced hydroxyl radicals(SRC); the half-life for this reaction in air is estimated to be 28 hrs(SRC), calculated from its rate constant of 1.4X10-11 cu cm/molecule-sec at 25 °C(SRC) that was derived using a structure estimation method(3). Particulate-phase thiodiglycolic acid may be removed from the air by wet and dry deposition(SRC). Thiodiglycolic acid is stable to photolysis(4). Source: Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB)

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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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