(R)-rosmarinic acid is a stereoisomer of rosmarinic acid having (R)-configuration.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 1 list it before the 1% line and 3 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
4 of 4 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII MQE6XG29YI · registered name ROSMARINIC ACID · single chemical substance
(R)-rosmarinic acid is a stereoisomer of rosmarinic acid having (R)-configuration. It has a role as a geroprotector and a plant metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a (R)-rosmarinate. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-rosmarinic acid.
Source: PubChem
Cosmetic roles
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Official labels & definitions
JCIA labelling name ロスマリン酸: 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
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 20283-92-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID20896987
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID801326415
- IUPAC
- (2R)-3-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-2-{[(2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy}propanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C18H16O8
- Molecular weight
- 360.318 g/mol
Measured properties
- Appearance
- Solid · Crystalline solid
- Melting point
- 171-175 °C
- Solubility
- Soluble in ethanol, DMSO or dimethyl formamide to approximately 25 mg/mL
- Density
- 1.547 g/cu cm
Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.
Source: PubChem
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.
- Antioxidant1
- Humectant1
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Related literature
- Effect of Rosmarinic Acid in the Rat Experimental Wound Model · 2025
- Efficacy of rosmarinic acid in reducing symptoms of acne vulgaris. Case study · 2025
- Alleviation of the Byproducts Formation Enables Highly Efficient Biosynthesis of Rosmarinic Acid in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. · 2022
- Chitosan - Rosmarinic acid conjugates with antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and photoprotective properties. · 2021
- Metabolic Engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for Rosmarinic Acid Production · 2020
Linked databases 16
- ChEBI
- ChEMBL
- 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
- PubChem 2
- Tlooto literature search 2 3 4 5
- 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
- Wikipedia · Korean · English · Japanese