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Ingredients

Ingredient Dictionary

ASPARTIC ACID

Molecular structure

How much products actually contain

12 products state the amountmedian 0.0002%

  • under 0.01% 9
  • 0.01–0.1% 3
  • 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, 165 list it before the 1% line and 527 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 679 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 679

Cosmetic roles

Reduces staticANTISTATICSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCEKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of alpha-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name アスパラギン酸: 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

ASPARTIC ACIDINCI아스파틱애씨드Korean label name (MFDS standard)アスパラギン酸Japanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
56-84-8
CAS No.chemical registry number
56-84-8 / 617-45-8
CAS No.chemical registry number
617-45-8
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-291-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-291-6 / 210-513-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
210-513-3

Measured properties

Appearance
Dry Powder · Colorless solid, [ICSC] White powder, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]
Melting point
270 °C · 270-271 °C
Solubility
5390 mg/L (at 25 °C) · 1 g in 222.2 ml water at 20 °C, 1 g in 149.9 ml water at 30 °C, more sol in salt soln, sol in acids, alkalies
Density
1.6603 at 13 °C · 1.7 g/cm³
Dissociation constant
9.67 · 2.01 (at 0 °C)

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

Related literature

Linked databases 16