Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTDraws in and holds moistureHUMECTANT
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Amino Acid Alkyl Amides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アセチルヒスチジン: 本品は、ヒスチジン（＊）をアセチル化したものであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ACETYL HISTIDINEINCI아세틸히스티딘Korean label name (MFDS standard)アセチルヒスチジンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2407-02-1 / 39145-52-3
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 39145-52-3
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2407-02-1
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-678-6
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 219-678-6
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID901021292
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID501506343
- IUPAC
- N-Acetyl-L-histidine--water (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C8H13N3O4
- Molecular weight
- 215.209 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 3 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Softener and conditioner2
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 10
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- Wikidata