# INOSITOL

URL: https://app.greenveil.ai/ingredients/ingredient_dtxsid_dtxsid7023146
Categories: beauty, food, industrial
Functions: Humectant, Hair conditioning, Antistatic
Identifier: DTXSID7023146

> INOSITOL: Used in cosmetics as a humectant, a hair conditioner and an antistatic agent. Greenveil chemical-concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.. Compiled from 6 published data sources.

## Safety assessment

- Chemical concern score: 40/100 — Moderate concern based on regulatory listings.
- Confidence in this assessment: High
- Is it a concern? Moderate concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.
- Rationale: EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies.

## Regulatory status

- EU: Active — Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- EU: EFSA opinion — Safety and efficacy of inositol as nutritional additive for dogs and cats (EFSA FEEDAP)
- EU: EFSA opinion — Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of inositol as a feed additive for fish, dogs and cats (EFSA FEEDAP)
- US: commercial use observed — EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2 composition records across product categories including Laboratory supplies.
- US: listed in openFDA substance — openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.

## Expert safety opinions

- SCCS (EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety): no opinion on file.
- CIR (Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)): no opinion on file.
- EFSA (European Food Safety Authority): Safety and efficacy of inositol as nutritional additive for dogs and cats (EFSA FEEDAP) — 2016 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2016.4511; Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of inositol as a feed additive for fish, dogs and cats (EFSA FEEDAP) — 2014 — https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2014.3671.

## Data sources

- CosIng (updated 2026-09-23): https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/details/34573
- EFSA OpenFoodTox (updated 2026-10-04): https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8120114
- EPA Chemical and Products Database (updated 2019-03-21): http://siri.org/msds/f2/cjx/cjxhy.html
- EPA DSSTox Identifiers (updated 2025-12-29): https://epa.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Chemistry_Dashboard_Data_DSSTox_Identifiers_Mapped_to_CAS_Numbers_and_Names/5588566
- FDA GSRS UNII (updated 2026-02-26): https://precision.fda.gov/uniisearch/
- openFDA Substance (updated 2026-05-24): https://api.fda.gov/other/substance.json?search=unii:4L6452S749

_Assessed by Greenveil._