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Retinol

Drug ingredient

CAS 68-26-8

This chemical is an active pharmaceutical ingredient used in FDA-regulated drugs.

Molecular structure of 68-26-8
US productionNot reported
Import value, 2024$87M
Top sourceSwitzerland 43%

This chemical is listed as active in US commerce, but no company reported it to EPA’s survey for 2019 or 2023. Sites may have made or imported less than the threshold amount, or none.

Why supply is unknown

Production is reported production, not a complete census of factories. Import value and source-country shares describe a shared customs category, not a separate chemical measurement.

Where It Comes From

Customs basis: HS 293621 · basket

These shares come from HS customs code 293621, which covers 7 tracked chemicals in total. They estimate the category's origin mix, not this chemical specifically.

Source Countries
CH 43%SwitzerlandCN 33%ChinaIT 13%ItalyIN 5%IndiaDK 4%Denmark
8 FDA-registered drug labelers
AIKM Product Corp
Beijing JUNGE Technology Co., Ltd.
Guangdong Junhui Biotechnology Co., LTD
Guangzhou Meijiao Medical Biotechnology Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Yanxi Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Guangzhou Yapeng Refinement Chemical Co., Ltd.
Guna spa
HYDRASPHERE PLUS LLC

Why It Matters

Sectors
Health
Downstream Uses

Appears in 14 drug and cosmetic product listings (FDA).

  • •Massage cream
  • •AOAO Retinol Anti-aging Box Set
  • •turmeric kojic acid product
  • •Body essential oil
  • •bodylotion
  • •Body oil
  • •Hydrasphere PLUS
  • •Body cream
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  • •ANTI-Aging EYE MASK
  • •Noavia Retinol Moisturizer
  • •Instant Anti Aging Wrinkle Eye Treatment Syringe
  • •Menssoap
  • •Massage essential oil
  • •ANTI AGE SKIN
FDA Shortage Status
No FDA shortage records

Vendor Pricing

$2.55/gAaron Chemicals LLC
CountryHong Kong
Pack$1276.00 / 500 g
PurityNot recorded
Vendors21 available

Prices reflect listed pack sizes. Small research packs run far above bulk rates.

20 more vendors
VendorCountry$/gPackPurity
Angene ChemicalChina → Hong Kong$2.73500 g—
MolnovaChina$210.00500 mg99%
A2B Chem LLCUnited States$210.605 g95%
A2B Chem LLC (1 week)United States$212.405 g98%
AA BLOCKS (1 week)United States$225.005 g98%
AA BLOCKSUnited States$276.405 g95%
Apollo Scientific UKUnited Kingdom$324.502 g95%
Fluorochem UKUnited Kingdom$430.431 g95%
Cayman EuropeEstonia$440.30500 mg95%
Labotest KGGermany$453.001000 mg90%
AstaTech (2 weeks)United States$559.001 g95%
Sigma-Aldrich (Rush Stock)Germany$583.751 g95%
Sigma-AldrichGermany$583.751 g95%
TargetMol ChemicalsChina → United States$636.00500 mg99.71%
MedKoo Biosciences, IncUnited States$1600.00500 mg98%
ChemNormChina$2200.0020 mg98%
Angene International LimitedUnited States$2440.00100 mg95%
AngeneChina → Hong Kong$2500.0030 mg95%
MedChemExpress MCESweden$2662.00100 mg99.84%
TimTec, LLC (back-ordered)United States$33333.3315 mg94%

Chemical Identity

CAS68-26-8
PubChem CID445354
DTXSIDDTXSID3023556
FormulaC20H30O
Mol. Weight286.5 g/mol
SMILESCC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=CC=CC(=CCO)C)C

Data Sources

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Brief citations

Retinol (CAS 68-26-8) https://chemicalindependence.com/chemical/68-26-8/ PubChem: 445354. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/445354 EPA TSCA Inventory: CAS 68-26-8. Retrieved 2026-04-24. https://www.epa.gov/tsca-inventory FDA National Drug Code directory: bulk match. Retrieved 2026-04-07. https://open.fda.gov/data/ndc/ US Census international trade: HS 293621 for CAS 68-26-8. Reporting year: 2024. https://usatrade.census.gov/