How much products actually contain
10 products state the amountmedian 0.000044%
- under 0.01% 10
- 0.01–0.1% 0
- 0.1–1% 0
- 1% or more 0
Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.
Of the products containing it, 167 list it before the 1% line and 546 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
12 of 705 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 705
ElastineAmino Peptide Weak Acid Protein High Nutrition Shampoo Pear & Freesia Scent0.00011% stated
Wander BeautyWander Beauty Baggage Claim™ Eye Masks
Summer FridaysSummer Fridays Super Amino Gel Cleanser
OuidadOuidad Get Hydrated Ultra-Moisturizing Splash Mask
PATTERN BeautyPATTERN Beauty Repair360® Leave-in Foam
BENTONBenton Honest Eyelash Serum
MuradMurad Essential-C Toner
Anastasia Beverly HillsAnastasia Beverly Hills Eye Primer
Act+AcreAct+Acre Salicylic Acid Scalp Exfoliator
ElastinePerfume Conditioner Pure Breeze
amikaamika flash | instant shine mask for shiny hair
Herbivore BotanicalsHerbivore Botanicals GREEN MAGIC Centella + Ceramides Soothing Face Serum
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATICListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCESoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of alpha-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アラニン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるアミノ酸である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ALANINEINCI알라닌Korean label name (MFDS standard)アラニンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 302-72-7
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 56-41-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 200-273-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 206-126-4
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid, [Merck Index] White powder, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · White crystalline powder, odourless
- Solubility
- Solublein water · Slightly soluble (in ethanol)
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
Related literature
- Primary Aquagenic Pruritus Successfully Treated by β-Alanine: A Case Report · 2025
- Controlling the Growth of the Skin Commensal Staphylococcus epidermidis Using d-Alanine Auxotrophy · 2020
- The molecular structure of β-alanine is resistant to sterilising doses of gamma radiation · 2019
- Mechanisms of itch evoked by β-alanine · 2012
- Effect of Epidermal Growth Factor on Sodium–Dependent L–Alanine Transport in LLC–PK1 Cells · 1999
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI 2
- ChEMBL
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook 2
- PubChem
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- UniChem cross-reference IDs 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database 2
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS) 2
- Wikidata 2 3