Food use
Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.
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.
- food
- industrial
- pharma
Gentisic acid
CAS 490-79-9
Softener and conditioner
Concern score
Not assessed — no hazard data yet.
Why it's flagged
EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug.
Regulation
No restrictions found. Gentisic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.
- commercial_presence
- consumer_product_presence
- cpdat_category:pharma|food|industrial
- definition_level:complete
- definition_type:primary
- inactive_ingredient_database
- ingredient_type:ingredient substance
- occupational_presence
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 26 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →
Evidence
No graded sources yet for Gentisic acid. We publish evidence only once a source is linked and reviewed — this ingredient is in the catalog, but has not been assessed.
Suitability
Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.
Good fit
Fragrance avoidance
No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.
This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.
Where it appears
Prevalence of Gentisic acid in our catalog (epa_cpdat).
Products
26
Brands
2
Laboratory suppliesFood and drug
Typical roles
Softener and conditioner