Lactamide is a monocarboxylic acid amide that is lactic acid in which the carboxylic acid group has been converted to the corresponding carboxamide.
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4JZP7XJN3O · registered name LACTAMIDE · single chemical substance
Lactamide is a monocarboxylic acid amide that is lactic acid in which the carboxylic acid group has been converted to the corresponding carboxamide. It is a monocarboxylic acid amide and a secondary alcohol. It is functionally related to a rac-lactic acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 2043-43-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 218-049-3
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID90862816
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID20811534
- IUPAC
- 2-Hydroxypropanamide
- Molecular formula
- C3H7NO2
- Molecular weight
- 89.094 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
Related literature
- Interventions for infantile seborrhoeic dermatitis (including cradle cap). · 2014
- Use of lactamide derivative to reduce toxicity of the preparation which can be in contact with skin or eyes of man or animal, lactamide derivatives and processes for preparing thereof · 2007
- Topical Application of Penetration Enhancers to the Skin of Nude Mice: a Histopathological Study · 1989
Linked databases 16
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- ChEBI
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- NIST Chemistry WebBook
- PubChem
- 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)
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