# Inositol

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid30110000
Categories: beauty, cleaning, industrial, pharma
Functions: Humectant, Flavouring, Conditioner, Antistatic
Identifier: DTXSID30110000

> Inositol: Used in consumer products as a humectant, a flavouring and a conditioner. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; EU CosIng).. Compiled from 3 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 0/100 — Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (FDA GRAS; EU CosIng).
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Low concern: no hazard classifications on record.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 199 composition records across product categories including Cleaning and safety, Laboratory supplies, Personal care.

## Regulatory status

- US: commercial use observed — 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.
- US: marketed drug occurrence — FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 5 active drug products and 5 total products.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.

## Data sources

- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated September 2018): http://siri.org/msds/f2/cjh/cjhtw.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA National Drug Code Directory (updated 2027-12-31): https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-approvals-and-databases/national-drug-code-directory-support-files

_Assessed by Greenveil._