beauty
cleaning
food
industrial

Folic acid

CAS 11096-55-2 · 40/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

33609-88-0 · 59-30-3

Concern score

40/100Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.

High confidence

Folic acid in plain language

What it is: Also known as Cid 6037 · Folate · Pteroylglutamic acid · Vitamin B9 · Vitamin bc · Vitamin m
Show all 40 names
Aspol · Acide folique · Acifolic · B03BB01 · Cytofol · Dosfolat xs · Dosfolat B activ · Folbal · Folcidin · Foldine · Folettes · Foliamin · Folicet · Folipac · Folnak · Folovit · Folsan · Folsaure · Folsav · Folvite · Folacid · Folacin · Incafolic · Liver lactobacillus casei factor · Mesh id: D005492 · Millafol · Pteroyl-l-glutamic acid · Pteroyl-l-monoglutamic acid · Vitamin be · acido folico · folic acid (sodium folate) · pteroylmonoglutamic acid · Folvron component folic acid · acidum folicum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.
Skin conditioning
Flavouring
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 94 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Personal care.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Folic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Pharma
Food
Industrial

EUEFSAEFSA opinion2 entries
- Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of folic acid as a feed additive for all animal species (EFSA FEEDAP)Source →
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Calcium L-Methylfolate (EFSA AFC)Source →
EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 94 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 94 composition records across product categories including Food and drug, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 179 active drug products and 190 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 179 active drug products and 190 total products.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.
EFSA
European Food Safety Authority
- Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of folic acid as a feed additive for all animal species (EFSA FEEDAP)
  2012 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →
- Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) related to Calcium L-Methylfolate (EFSA AFC)
  2004 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

8 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EFSA OpenFoodTox
regulatory · updated 2026-10-04
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated September 2018
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2029-01-04
Open →
FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
Open →
openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
Open →
PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
Open →

Reference links (2)

Openfda substance

umm.edu

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Openfda substance

accessdata.fda.gov

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Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Folic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

190

Typical roles

Skin conditioningFlavouringConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Folic acid; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Folic acid in the catalog.