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Deoxyribose

CAS 533-67-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

1831121-84-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Deoxyribose in plain language

What it is

Also known as (3S,4R)-3,4,5-Trihydroxypentanal · 2-deoxy-d-erythropentose · 2-deoxy-d-ribose · desoxyribonuclease

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Skin conditioning
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. Deoxyribose appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • EUCosIngActiveDeoxyribose is the organic compound that conforms to the formula.
    • Deoxyribose is the organic compound that conforms to the formula.Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Personal care.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 11 composition records across product categories including Personal care.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Deoxyribose. 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 Deoxyribose 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

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-04-29

    Open →

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 Deoxyribose in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

11

Named organisations

1

Personal care

Typical roles

Skin conditioning
See products using Deoxyribose →