{"product_id":"inositol","title":"Inositol","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNot carried by a single cosmetic-channel supplier in the US market. If you formulate with inositol today, you are buying it from a supplement company.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eIdentity\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eINCI name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Inositol\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCAS number:\u003c\/strong\u003e 87-89-8\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEC \/ EINECS:\u003c\/strong\u003e 201-781-2\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePhysical form:\u003c\/strong\u003e Powder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCountry of origin:\u003c\/strong\u003e China · USA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHS tariff code:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2906.13\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrade:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cosmetic \/ Food grade\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eShelf life:\u003c\/strong\u003e 24 months\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eINCI note: Myo-inositol is the cosmetically relevant stereoisomer.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppearance:\u003c\/strong\u003e White crystalline powder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOdour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odorless\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eComposition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Myo-inositol ≥98%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolubility:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water-soluble; oil-insoluble\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMelting point:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~225–227 °C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003epH:\u003c\/strong\u003e ~5–7 (5% aqueous)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHLB:\u003c\/strong\u003e n\/a\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStorage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cool, dry, sealed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManufacturing process:\u003c\/strong\u003e Extraction from corn steep liquor or hydrolysis of rice bran phytate; fermentation routes also exist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRecommended use rates\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHair conditioning:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1–2%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSkin conditioning:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.1–2%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eConfirmed against supplier technical data. A CIR final safety assessment for inositol was published in 2024.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFormulation notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCorn-derived or rice-derived depending on the manufacturing route, and suppliers rarely disclose which. If it is rice-derived, the arsenic question that applies to our rice materials applies here too. We ask, we test, and we tell you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCIR published a final safety assessment in 2024, which is unusually good documentation for a material this obscure in the cosmetic channel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreely water-soluble and pH-neutral. It is one of the easiest actives in this catalog to work into an existing formula.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eApplications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHair conditioner · Scalp treatment · Serum · Powder masks · Supplement blending\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSafety and GHS\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot classified as hazardous under 29 CFR 1910.1200 (HazCom 2012, as amended 2024). Determination to be confirmed against the incoming lot's manufacturer SDS before publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTransport:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not regulated for transport — DOT, IATA, IMDG.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCompliance\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCalifornia Proposition 65:\u003c\/strong\u003e No listed constituent identified. Note the feedstock question below.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAllergen and sourcing:\u003c\/strong\u003e No FDA major food allergen. 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