Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII ZN63B464FZ · registered name N6-CAPRYLOYL LYSINE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Protects skin from outside irritantsSKIN PROTECTINGKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONINGSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name Ｎ－カプリロイルリシン: 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
N-CAPRYLOYL LYSINEINCIＮ－カプリロイルリシンJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 23735-96-8
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 245-854-7
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID00946530
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID101374813
- IUPAC
- N~6~-(1-Hydroxyoctylidene)-L-lysine
- Molecular formula
- C14H28N2O3
- Molecular weight
- 272.389 g/mol
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.
- Softener and conditioner3
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
1 skin studies and 0 eye studies are on record.
Classed as low1
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
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · equivalent or similar to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) 'Modified maximization test' devised to heighten the sensitization ability of the maximization test
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard