Chemical Substance - Creatine

NHPID name:
Creatine

Reference:
MI

Proper name(s):

Common name(s):
Creatine

Category:
Approved Chemical Name
Structure:
Image of molecular structure representing Creatine


Schedule 1:
Isolate

CAS registry number:
57-00-1


Source ingredients:


Additional details

Detail:
The finished product and/or raw material specifications must have limits for the following impurities: not more than 100 ppm creatinine; not more than 50 ppm dicyandiamide; non-detectable dihydrotriazine. The method used to detect dihydrotriazine must have a limit of detection of not more than 5 ppm.


Roles

Medicinal

Rationale:

Classified as an NHP under Schedule 1, item 2 (an isolate) of the Natural Health Products Regulations.

Reference:  NNHPD

Non-medicinal

Purposes:
Hair-Conditioning Agent , Skin-Conditioning Agent
Restrictions:

General

Route Of administration:
Topical

Detail:
For topical use only.

Reference:
ICID