Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 897WEL7UM6 · registered name POTASSIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATE · single chemical substance
Cosmetic roles
Washes away surface impuritiesCLEANSINGSoftens hairHAIR CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Amino Acid Alkyl Amides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ミリストイルグルタミン酸Ｋ: 本品は、ミリストイルグルタミン酸（＊）のカリウム塩であり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
POTASSIUM MYRISTOYL GLUTAMATEINCI포타슘미리스토일글루타메이트Korean label name (MFDS standard)L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxotetradecyl)-, potassium salt (1:1)Synonymミリストイルグルタミン酸ＫJapanese labelling name
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 72716-26-8
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID80223018
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID80145509
- IUPAC
- Potassium (2S)-4-carboxy-2-tetradecanamidobutanoate (non-preferred name)
- Molecular formula
- C19H34KNO5
- Molecular weight
- 395.581 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.
- Cleaning agent1
- Softener and conditioner1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 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 2 studies
- Skin irritation - category 2
Skin Irritation · Screening - Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 429 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay) according to EU Method B.42 (Skin Sensitisation: Local Lymph Node Assay)
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 14
- AICIS inventory notices (Australia)
- 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
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- UniChem cross-reference IDs
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2
- US EPA CompTox dashboard 2
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database
- US FDA substance registration (GSRS)
- US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)
- Wikidata