What does 2-Furancarboxylic acid do?

Used in cosmetics as a flavouring.

Is 2-Furancarboxylic acid safe?

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

beauty
cleaning
industrial

2-Furancarboxylic acid

CAS 26447-28-9

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

88-14-2

2-Furancarboxylic acid chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

2-Furancarboxylic acid in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Furoic acid”.
Also known as Furoic acid · 2-FUROIC acid · .alpha.-furancarboxylic acid · .alpha.-furoic acid · Furan-2-carboxylic acid · Pyromucic acid
Show all 17 names
2-Carboxyfuran · 2-Furanoic acid · 2-Pyrane carbonoic acid · Acide 2-furoique · Brenzschleimsaeure · Furan-2-carbonsaure · Furancarboxylic acid · Kyselina 2-furoova · Kyselina pyroslizova · acido 2-furoico · furoate
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a flavouring.
Flavouring
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. 2-Furancarboxylic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveFuroic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
- Furoic Acid is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Flavouring and nutrient.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including 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 2-Furancarboxylic acid. 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 2-Furancarboxylic acid 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 2020-04-09
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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 2-Furancarboxylic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Laboratory suppliesCleaning and safety

Typical roles

Flavouring

See products using 2-Furancarboxylic acid →