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DL-Ascorbic acid

CAS 62624-30-0

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

DL-Ascorbic acid in plain language

What it is

Also known as Ascorbic Acid · Ascorbic/ Erythorbic parent · Vitamin C

What it does

Used in consumer products as an antioxidant, a pH adjuster and a flavouring.

  • Antioxidant
  • pH adjuster
  • Flavouring
  • Conditioner
  • Deodorant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. DL-Ascorbic acid appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Pharma
  • Food
  • Industrial
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2370 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 2370 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Construction, Food and drug. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Antioxidant, Deodorizer, Softener and conditioner.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for DL-Ascorbic 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.

  • JECFA

    Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives

    No JECFA evaluation on file.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    No EFSA opinion on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for DL-Ascorbic acid yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

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 EPA CPDat has listed DL-Ascorbic acid in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

2,370

Named organisations

6

Personal careConstructionFood and drug

Typical roles

AntioxidantpH adjusterFlavouringConditionerDeodorant
See products using DL-Ascorbic acid →

Catalog

Found in these products

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

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside DL-Ascorbic acid in the catalog.