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Monostearyl citrate

CAS 1323-66-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Monostearyl citrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as monooctadecyl ester Citric acid

What it does

Used in consumer products as a chelating agent.

  • Chelating agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Monostearyl citrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • Inactive ingredient in US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Plasticizer, Chelating agent.Source →
  • USFDAinactive ingredient databaseRoute: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.75 %w/w
    • Route: TOPICAL; Dosage form: OINTMENT; Potency: 0.75 %w/wSource →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Monostearyl citrate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

3 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-05-01

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA Inactive Ingredient Database

    regulatory · updated 2026-01-09

    Open →

Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Monostearyl citrate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Chelating agent
See products using Monostearyl citrate →