Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII O6NM79A845 · registered name 4-ETHYL ASPARTATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Keeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATIC
Safety & regulatory references
Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
ETHYL ASPARTATEINCI에틸아스파테이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 21860-85-5
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 4070-43-3
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 223-779-0
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID60193684
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID00116175
- IUPAC
- (3S)-3-Amino-4-ethoxy-4-oxobutanoic acid (non-preferred name)
- Molecular formula
- C6H11NO4
- Molecular weight
- 161.157 g/mol
Measured properties
- Water solubility
- 1000000 ㎎/ℓ
- n-Octanol/water partition coefficient (Kow)
- -4.13
- Molecular weight
- 161.16
Values measured on the substance itself. The KOSHA data are a reference for writing and reviewing safety data sheets, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
What products actually use it for
What the 2 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
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)
- KOSHA safety data sheets (Korea)
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata