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Ubiquinone

CAS 13448-14-1 · 0/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 5 other CAS numbers

55127-92-9 · 55870-43-4 · 303-98-0 · 1339-63-5 · 60684-33-5

Ubiquinone chemical structure

Concern score

0/100Low concern — well-established and permitted without restriction (CIR safe as used; EU CosIng).
High confidence

Ubiquinone in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ubidecarenone · Coenzyme Q10 · Ubidecarenone for system suitability · Ubiquinone 50 · BPM-31510 · BPM31510

Show all 30 names

Co-enzyme Q10 · Coenzyme Q-10 · Coenzyme Q-199 · COQ10 · Ubiquinone 10 · Ubiquinone Q10 · Vitamin q · Adelir · Api 31510 · Aqua Q10 · Aqua Q 10L10 · Bio-Quinon · Bio-Quinone Q10 · CoQ 10 · Mitoquinone · Oristar ubq · Puresorb q 40 · Q 199 · Unispheres q 10 · Ubidecarenona · Ubidecarenonum · coenzima Q-10 · coenzyme q 10 · q10

What it does

Used in cosmetics as an antioxidant and a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Antioxidant
  • Skin conditioning
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
Low concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Ubiquinone appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observed2 entries
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products.Source →
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 546 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Softener and conditioner, Pharmaceutical.Source →
  • USFDAmarketed drug occurrence2 entries
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 46 active drug products and 62 total products.Source →
    • FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 2 active drug products and 2 total products.Source →
  • EUCosIngActiveUbiquinone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula (Coenzyme Q-10)
    • Ubiquinone is the organic compound that conforms to the formula (Coenzyme Q-10)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 Ubiquinone. 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 Ubiquinone yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-03-06

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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  • FDA National Drug Code Directory

    regulatory · updated 2030-07-21

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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 (2)
Openfda substance

cancerres.aacrjournals.org

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Openfda substance

ncit.nci.nih.gov

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

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.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

How often FDA National Drug Code directory has listed Ubiquinone in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

62

Typical roles

AntioxidantSkin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside Ubiquinone in the catalog.