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Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate

CAS 676-46-0

Also registered as 8 other CAS numbers

3105-51-9 · 15621-62-2 · 19480-34-3 · 40520-93-2 · 107585-40-0 · 63474-37-3 · 22798-10-3 · 879630-41-8

Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Natriummalat · disodium salt Malic acid · Sodium malate · Butanedioic acid, 2-HYDROXY-, sodium salt (1:2) · Disodium dl-malate · Malic acid sodium salt

Show all 30 names

Sodium dl-malate · Sodium malate, dl- · disodium;2-hydroxybutanedioate · (+/-)-sodium malate · (±)-sodium malate · Butanedioic acid, 2-hydroxy-, sodium salt (1:2), (2S)- · Butanedioic acid, 2-​hydroxy-​, sodium salt (1:2) · Butanedioic acid, hydroxy-, disodium salt · CAS-676-46-0 · DL-Malic acid disodium salt · Dinatriummalat · Disodium malate · E-350(II) · Ins NO.350(II) · INS-350(II) · L-hydroxybutanedioicaciddisodiumsalt · Malate, dl-, disodium · Sodium malate, (+/-)- · Sodium malate, (±)- · Sodium 2-hydroxysuccinate · Sodium DL-maleate · Sodium malate (Na2(C4H4O5)) · malate de disodium · malato de disodio

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate yet.

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Personal care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 5 composition records across product categories including Personal care.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 2-hydroxybutanedioate. 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 2-hydroxybutanedioate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated November 2015

    Open →
  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →
  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →
  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →
  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (1)
Openfda substance

codexalimentarius.net

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 2-hydroxybutanedioate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

5

Named organisations

3

Personal care
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Disodium 2-hydroxybutanedioate; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.