Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII B347Q73CGH · registered name .ALPHA.-AMINOSUBERIC ACID, L- · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Makes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
AMINOSUBERIC ACIDINCI
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4254-88-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 224-231-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90195333
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00117824
- IUPAC
- (2S)-2-Aminooctanedioic acid
- Molecular formula
- C8H15NO4
- Molecular weight
- 189.211 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 1 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 conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as moderate1
The study conclusions largely agree (100%). These tests are on the raw material itself; irritation at the amount in a finished product is a different question.
See all 1 studies
- SkinSens1
Skin Sensitization · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard