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Ingredients

Ingredient Dictionary

TRYPTOPHAN

How much products actually contain

2 products state the amountmedian 0.000005%

  • under 0.01% 2
  • 0.01–0.1% 0
  • 0.1–1% 0
  • 1% or more 0

Amounts are mostly stated by products named after the ingredient, so they may lean towards token amounts.

Of the products containing it, 23 list it before the 1% line and 87 after it (usually 1% or less).

Products using this ingredient

12 of 109 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first · See all 109

Cosmetic roles

Softens hairHAIR CONDITIONINGReduces staticANTISTATICListed as a fragrance-composition material (not a claim that it adds scent)FRAGRANCE

Safety & regulatory references

Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of alpha-Amino Acids as Used in Cosmetics

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature

Official labels & definitions

JCIA labelling name トリプトファン: 本品は、次の化学式で表されるアミノ酸である。

Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)

Names & identifiers

TRYPTOPHANINCI트립토판Korean label name (MFDS standard)トリプトファンJapanese labelling name
CAS No.chemical registry number
54-12-6
CAS No.chemical registry number
54-12-6 / 73-22-3
CAS No.chemical registry number
73-22-3
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-194-9
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-194-9 / 200-795-6
EC No.EU chemical inventory number
200-795-6

Measured properties

Appearance
Beige powder, [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS] · Solid
Boiling point
289.00 to 291.00 °C. @ 760.00 mm Hg
Melting point
293 °C
Dissociation constant
2.3 · 9.3

Values measured on the substance itself, not a specification for a commercial raw material.

Source: PubChem

Related literature

Linked databases 16