What does Inositol do?

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a flavouring and a conditioner.

Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

beauty
cleaning
industrial
pharma

Inositol

CAS 6917-35-7 · 0/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

173524-45-3

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; EU CosIng).

High confidence

Inositol in plain language

What it is: Also known as Cyclohexane-1,2,3,4,5,6-hexol · 1,2,3,4,5,6-Cyclohexanehexol · Hexahydroxycyclohexane · Inosite
What it does: Used in consumer products as a humectant, a flavouring and a conditioner.
Humectant
Flavouring
Conditioner
Antistatic
Is it a concern?: Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 199 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, 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. Inositol appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning
Industrial

USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 199 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 199 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Anti-static agent, Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 5 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 5 total products.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Inositol. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

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.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Inositol 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 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 2027-12-31
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Suitability

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

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 EPA CPDat has listed Inositol in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

199

Named organisations

Cleaning and safetyLaboratory suppliesPersonal careRaw materials

Typical roles

HumectantFlavouringConditionerAntistatic

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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Inositol; 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 Inositol in the catalog.