What does Sodium pantothenate do?

Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner.

Is Sodium pantothenate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning

Sodium pantothenate

CAS 867-81-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium pantothenate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Pantothenic acid sodium salt · Pantothenate sodium · Pantothenic acid, monosodium salt, d- · D-Pantothenic Acid Sodium Salt · DSodiumpantothenate · Panthothenic acid sodium salt
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sodium salt Pantothenic acid · Sodium pantothenic acid · Sodium Dpantothenate · Sodium d-pantothenate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a hair conditioner.
Hair conditioning
Flavouring
Conditioner
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium pantothenate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Flavouring and nutrient.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium pantothenate. 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 Sodium pantothenate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated July 2013
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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Reference links (1)

Openfda substance

chemicalregister.com

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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 Sodium pantothenate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

Hair conditioningFlavouringConditioner

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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