Korean: 니트로메탄 · CAS 75-52-5 · Functions: anticorrosive
Restricted MFDS restricted ingredients
Source: MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions · checked Oct 17, 2026
Restricted Annex III/18
Maximum: 0.3%
Conditions: Product type: Rust inhibitor
Source: EU CosIng — Annex III · checked Oct 17, 2026
No specific rule on file. The FDA regulates few cosmetic ingredients by name; no rule does not mean approval.
How Nitromethane is treated in 4 more markets, from the overseas cosmetic regulation database compiled by Korea's MFDS. Always confirm with the regulator of that country before selling there.
| Market | Status | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| CN China | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【제한】 적용 및 사용범위 : 부식방지제 * 【화장품 중 최대사용농도】 배합한도 (일반) : 0.3% |
| AS ASEAN (10 countries) | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * 【Restrictions】 Field of application and/or use : Rust inhibitor * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 러스트 인히비터로 * 【Restrictions】 Maximum authorised concentration in the finished cosmetic product : 0.3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 0.3% |
| BR Brazil | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Corrosion inhibitor * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 부식 방지제 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 0.3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 0.3% |
| AR Argentina | Restricted | MFDS summary (Korean): * Restrictions 【Field of application and/or use】 : Corrosion inhibitor * 제한 【사용 범위】 : 부식 방지제 * Restrictions 【Maximum concentration permitted at final product】 : 0.3% * 제한 【완제품에서 허용된 최대 농도】 : 0.3% |
Source: MFDS cosmetic ingredient use restrictions — overseas regulations · checked Oct 17, 2026
NITROMETHANE 니트로메탄
Information only, not medical advice. Rules change — always check the linked official source. If you are pregnant, have a skin condition or allergies, ask a dermatologist or pharmacist.
In the EU's CosIng records it is listed as “Restricted” (EU CosIng — Annex III). The maximum allowed is 0.3%. A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
In Korea's MFDS records it is listed as “Restricted” (MFDS — cosmetic ingredient use restrictions). A restricted ingredient is allowed within the stated conditions.
We found no specific rule for it in the FDA's records. That is not an approval or a safety statement.
The EU's CosIng inventory lists its functions as: anticorrosive.
Korea's MFDS standard Korean name is 니트로메탄.
CAS 75-52-5 (from official records).