Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII H6FL381368 · registered name Allantoin glycyrrhetinic acid · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTINGEases skin discomfortSOOTHING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Final Report of the Safety Assessment of Allantoin and its Related Complexes
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name アラントイングリチルレチン酸: 本品は、グリチルレチン酸（＊）とアラントイン（＊）の複合体である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
ALLANTOIN GLYCYRRHETINIC ACIDINCI알란토인글리시레티닉애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)Olean-12-en-29-oic acid, 3.beta.-hydroxy-11-oxo-, compound with allantoin (1:1)Synonymアラントイングリチルレチン酸Japanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4572-09-2
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID40884088
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID001023558
- IUPAC
- 3beta-Hydroxy-11-oxoolean-12-en-29-oic acid--N-(2,5-dioxoimidazolidin-4-yl)urea (1/1)
- Molecular formula
- C34H52N4O7
- Molecular weight
- 628.811 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 5 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.
- Humectant4
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
Linked databases 13
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search
- 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)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata