PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
Purpurogallin Carboxylic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID is listed in the EU CosIng inventory, but no direct annex records are linked on this page yet.
Regulatory evidence by market
No rule for this ingredient has been imported for any of the 13 markets tracked here.
That describes this inventory, not the law. No imported rule is not evidence that an ingredient is permitted: a rule may exist under another name or identifier, or in a dataset not yet imported here.
Exact external identity check
matchedOne PubChem compound was retained because the exact CosIng name appears among its reported synonyms.
- PubChem title
- Purpurogallin carboxylic acid
- IUPAC name
- 2,3,4,6-tetrahydroxy-5-oxobenzo[7]annulene-8-carboxylic acid
- Molecular formula
- C12H8O7
- Molecular weight
- 264.19 g/mol
- InChIKey
- PJSKCCANFAFYHW-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Exact CosIng INCI name equals a PubChem synonym · Checked 2026-08-31
Official European Commission record
- CosIng substance ID
- 99931
- Entry status
- Active
- Published in the Official Journal
- Yes
- Recorded by the Commission
- 2023-05-23
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Inventory details for PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
INCI name
PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
Description
Purpurogallin Carboxylic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
Record provenance
- Inventory reference
- cosing-live-99931
- Imported identity
- PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
- Source update
- 2023-05-23
Annex records for PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
Key data
The CosIng inventory records no CAS number for this ingredient. That is the absence of an identifier in the source, not a finding about the substance.
- ANTIOXIDANT
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
- BLEACHING
- Bleaching or lightening the shade of hair and/or skin.
- SKIN CONDITIONING - MISCELLANEOUS
- Enhancing the appearance of dry and/or damaged skin by reducing flaking and restoring suppleness.
Official EU ingredient-name evidence
The ingredient name exactly matches the official 2025 EU glossary of common ingredient names.
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How PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID appears in the CosIng inventory
The CosIng inventory lists PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID as a cosmetic ingredient and this page links it to 0 annex records. The inventory entry captures names and identifiers, while the annex records show where the substance is prohibited, restricted or positively listed in EU cosmetics law.
PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID is also tagged with 3 cosmetic functions in the official data. Function labels describe intended use, but they do not replace regulatory review of linked annex records before formulation or labelling work.
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Source note for PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID
This page reproduces the CosIng inventory entry for PURPUROGALLIN CARBOXYLIC ACID from public European Commission cosmetic ingredient materials and shows linked identifiers even when no direct annex match is currently attached.
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