How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 0 list it before the 1% line and 2 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
2 of 2 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 3K6008UJ5J · registered name GLYOXYLOYL CARBOCYSTEINE · single chemical substance
Glyoxyloyl Carbocysteine is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:(structure)
Cosmetic roles
Reduces staticANTISTATICCurls or straightens hairHAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENING
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name グリオキシロイルカルボシステイン: 本品は、次の化学式で表される有機化合物である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
GLYOXYLOYL CARBOCYSTEINEINCI글라이옥실로일카보시스테인Korean label name (MFDS standard)グリオキシロイルカルボシステインJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1268868-51-4
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00155322
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID4077813
- IUPAC
- S-(Carboxymethyl)-N-(oxoacetyl)-L-cysteine
- Molecular formula
- C7H9NO6S
- Molecular weight
- 235.21 g/mol
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.
- Hair waving or straightening (EPA)1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- When Beauty Turns Toxic: Acute Contact Dermatitis and Kidney Injury Following Hair Straightening · 2025
- Acute Kidney Injury following Exposure to Formaldehyde-Free Hair-Straightening Products · 2022
- Avaliação das propriedades das fibras capilares tratadas com alisante ácido com diferentes valores de pH · 2019
Linked databases 11
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3
- 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