Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters: CIR Safety Assessment Summary
CIR safety assessment summary for Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters: ingredients reviewed, panel verdict, use concentration c.
Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters appears in a CIR safety assessment covering Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters. The panel verdict for the report is safe. The Panel concluded that citric acid and the inorganic citrate salts and alkyl citrate esters, listed subsequently, are safe in the present practices of use and concentration. Citric acid Inorganic salts: aluminum citrate; calcium citrate*; copper citrate*; diammonium citrate; disodium cupric citrate*; ferric citrate; magnesium citrate; manganese citrate*; monosodium citrate; potassium citrate; sodium citrate; zinc citrate.
| Field | CIR value |
|---|---|
| Primary ingredient | Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters |
| CIR verdict | safe |
| Report type | Safety Assessment |
| Date | 2014 |
| CAS numbers | 331142-56-0, 5785-44-4, 0866-82-0, 065330-59-8, 83522-50-7, 28633-45-6, 518996-35-5, 68-04-2, 6132-04-3, 546-46-3, 3012-65-5, 61337-33-3, 25637-88-1, 77-93-0, 77-94-1 |
| Use concentration context | present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment |
| Conditions or carve-outs | The Panel concluded that citric acid and the inorganic citrate salts and alkyl citrate esters, listed subsequently, are safe in the present practices of use and concentration. |
Ingredients Reviewed
The review scope matters because CIR conclusions often apply to an ingredient family rather than a single INCI name. In this report, the ingredient list includes Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters.
Safety Conclusion
The conclusion for Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters should be read as a CIR panel conclusion, not a regulatory limit. CIR assessments summarize expert-panel safety determinations for cosmetic use, while legal status still depends on the jurisdiction and product category.
For use levels, the report gives this concentration context: present practices of use and concentration described in the safety assessment. That language is the safe-use context shown for this page.
Formulation Reading
For formula review, begin with the exact INCI identity and the ingredient group covered by the CIR assessment. If the material is Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters, the relevant comparison is whether the intended use aligns with the practices, concentration ranges, and conditions described in the CIR source.
The ingredient hub at Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters should carry the substance-level profile. This page is the report-level summary, keeping the conclusion, ingredient scope, and use-context language attached to the CIR source rather than treating the conclusion as a universal permission.
Why This Page Exists
CIR reviews are long documents, and the practical answer is usually buried in the conclusion and the table of current practices. This summary keeps those CIR facts in one indexable page for Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters, with source details retained at the bottom for audit.
Source
- CIR report: Safety Assessment of Citric Acid, Inorganic Citrate Salts, and Alkyl Citrate Esters as Used in Cosmetics Monice M. Fiume1, Bart A. Heldreth2, Wilma F. Bergfeld3, Donald V. Belsito3, Ronald A. Hill3, Curtis D. Klaassen3,
- CIR source file: PRS590.pdf
- Extraction JSON: Source documentation archived.
- Conclusion page in CIR extraction: 27