What does Disodium ascorbyl sulfate do?

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. L-Ascorbic acid, sulfate monoester, disodium salt.

Is Disodium ascorbyl sulfate safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Disodium ascorbyl sulfate

CAS 53910-28-4

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

287397-92-6

Disodium ascorbyl sulfate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Disodium ascorbyl sulfate in plain language

What it is: Also known as Disodium ascorbyl 2-SULFATE · Disodium l-ascorbate 2-SULFATE · Disodium l-ascorbic acid sulfate · L-ascorbic acid 2-SULFATE disodium salt · L-ascorbic acid, 2-(HYDROGEN sulfate), disodium salt · L-ascorbic acid, 2-(HYDROGEN sulfate), sodium salt (1:2)
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Sodium l-ascorbate 2-SULFATE · Amqdhyxcjcibqj-ycwpwoodsa-l · C-maxx · Nikkol VC-SS · Oristar dsas · UNII-T63WAQ8KTJ · disodium-l-ascorbyl-2-sulphate dihydrate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant. L-Ascorbic acid, sulfate monoester, disodium salt.
Antioxidant
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. Disodium ascorbyl sulfate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveL-Ascorbic acid, sulfate monoester, disodium salt
- L-Ascorbic acid, sulfate monoester, disodium saltSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant.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 Disodium ascorbyl sulfate. 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 Disodium ascorbyl sulfate 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 2019-12-20
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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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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 Disodium ascorbyl sulfate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

Antioxidant

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