What does Cromolyn sodium do?

Used in cosmetics as an anti-sebum.

Is Cromolyn sodium safe?

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

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Cromolyn sodium

CAS 87016-01-1

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

93356-84-4 · 105878-73-7 · 15826-37-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Cromolyn sodium in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “Disodium cromolyn”.
Also known as Disodium cromolyn · Sodium cromoglicate · Cromoglicate sodium · Cromolyn disodium salt · Disodium Cromoglycate · Sodium cromoglycate
Show all 23 names
Sodium cromolyn · Astilyn · Alercrom · Crolom · Cromoptic · Cromoglycate disodium · Dscg · FPL.670 · Gastrocrom · Intal · Lomusol · Nasalcrom · Natrium cromoglicat · Opticrom · Rynacrom · sodium cromoglycate (sod cromolyn) · Natrii cromoglicas
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an anti-sebum.
Anti-sebum
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. Cromolyn sodium appears in these published regulatory listings.

In marketed US drugs

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Pharma
Food

EUCosIngActiveDisodium Cromolyn is the organic compound that conforms to the formula
- Disodium Cromolyn is the organic compound that conforms to the formulaSource →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 4 composition records across product categories including Food and drug.Source →
USFDAmarketed drug occurrenceFDA NDC lists this ingredient in 16 active drug products and 17 total products.
- FDA NDC lists this ingredient in 16 active drug products and 17 total products.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 Cromolyn sodium. 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 Cromolyn sodium 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 2019-05-09
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA National Drug Code Directory
regulatory · updated 2027-12-31
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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 (1)

Openfda substance

drugoffice.gov.hk

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Suitability

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

Food use

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.

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

Source records

Typical roles

Anti-sebum

See products using Cromolyn sodium →