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Dimethyl tartrate

CAS 13171-64-7

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Dimethyl tartrate in plain language

What it is

Also known as (-)-Dimethyl D-tartrate · Butanedioic acid, 2,3-dihydroxy-, dimethyl ester, (2S,3S)- · D-(-)-Tartaric acid dimethyl ester · Dimethyl (-)-D-tartrate · Dimethyl (-)-tartrate · Dimethyl (2S,3S)-2,3-dihydroxybutanedioate

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Dimethyl D-tartrate · Tartaric acid, dimethyl ester, D-(-)-

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Dimethyl tartrate yet.

Recorded functional uses: Not reported

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

What we know about this ingredient

EPA DSSTox provides the canonical identifier, structure, and synonym profile for this chemical.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Dimethyl tartrate appears in these published regulatory listings.

  • EUCosIngActiveDimethyl Tartrate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:
    • Dimethyl Tartrate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Dimethyl tartrate. 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 Dimethyl tartrate 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

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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.