Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 0LXZ94F0T2 · registered name LAURAMINOPROPIONIC ACID · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
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
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ラウラミノプロピオン酸: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるプロピオン酸誘導体である。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 1462-54-0
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 215-968-1
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID4061709
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID1034761
- IUPAC
- N-Dodecyl-beta-alanine
- Molecular formula
- C15H31NO2
- Molecular weight
- 257.418 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- liquid
- Water solubility
- 5.583 (est.)
- Molecular weight
- 257.41
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 4 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.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)1
- Softener and conditioner1
- Cleaning agent1
- Anti-static agent1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
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
- SkinIrr2
Skin Irritation · QSAR Predicted
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2
- JCIA labelling names (Japan)
- 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