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ACETIC 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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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:64-19-7

EC:200-580-7

Ingredient index records:

ACETIC ACID

Ph. Eur. name: acidum aceticum

Cosmetic functions: BUFFERING, FRAGRANCE

Acetic acid

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3 matched or reported names

ACETIC ACIDacetic acidacidum aceticum

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

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Chemical identity and properties

PubChem 2D chemical structure for CAS 64-19-7

CAS 64-19-7PubChem CID 176

Acetic Acid

Acetic acid is a simple monocarboxylic acid containing two carbons. It has a role as a protic solvent, a food acidity regulator, an antimicrobial food preservative and a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of an acetate. — ChEBI

IUPAC name: acetic acid

Molecular formula: C2H4O2
Molecular weight: 60.05 g/mol
Exact mass: 60.021129366 Da
XLogP3: -0.2
Topological polar surface area: 37.3 Å²
Hydrogen-bond donors: 1
Hydrogen-bond acceptors: 2
Covalent units: 1
Defined stereocentres: 0

Also known as

ethanoic acidEthylic acidVinegar acidAcetic acid glacialGlacial acetic acidAcetic acid, glacialMethanecarboxylic acidAcetasol

16 more reported names

EssigsaeureAcide acetiqueAci-jelAzijnzuurAceticum acidumKyselina octovaAcido aceticoOctowy kwasHOAcOrlexethoic acidEthanoic acid monomerFEMA No. 2006Orthoacetic acidAcetopyrineAcopyrine

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External database identifiers

ChEBI:CHEBI:15366
ChEBI:CHEBI:47622
ChEMBL:CHEMBL539
EPA DTXSID:DTXSID5024394
PubMed:23125696
PubMed:23125695
PubMed:23125651
PubMed:23125642
PubMed:23125620
PubMed:23125590
PubMed:23124754
PubMed:23124341
PubMed:23124340
PubMed:23122501
PubMed:23122500
PubMed:23122405

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Cosmetic Ingredient Review safety assessments FDA Global Substance Registration System ILO/WHO International Chemical Safety Cards Japan NITE-CHRIP NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards OECD eChemPortal US EPA CompTox CTX APIs

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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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