Undecylenoyl Glycine is the acylation product of glycine with undecylenic acid chloride.
How much products actually contain
No product states its amount yet.
Of the products containing it, 3 list it before the 1% line and 4 after it (usually 1% or less).
Products using this ingredient
7 of 7 confirmed · likeliest to carry enough first
Definition
US FDA substance register · UNII 4D20464K2J · registered name UNDECYLENOYL GLYCINE · single chemical substance
Undecylenoyl Glycine is the acylation product of glycine with undecylenic acid chloride. It conforms to the formula:
Cosmetic roles
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 ウンデシレノイルグリシン: 本品は、グリシン（＊）のウンデシレン酸アミドであり、次の化学式で表される。
Source: JCIA labelling names (Japan)
Names & identifiers
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 54301-26-7
- EC No.EU chemical inventory number
- 427-430-5
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID30202671
- DTXCIDUS EPA compound ID
- DTXCID60125162
- IUPAC
- N-(Undec-10-enoyl)glycine
- Molecular formula
- C13H23NO3
- Molecular weight
- 241.331 g/mol
What products actually use it for
What the 8 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
- Surfactant (surface active agent)3
- Cleaning agent2
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Irritation and sensitisation studies
2 skin studies and 1 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 3 studies
- Not likely to be sensitizing
skin sensitisation: in vivo (non-LLNA) · Screening · according to OECD Guideline 406 (Skin Sensitisation) Maximalisation - Studies Indicate No Significant Irritation
skin irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 404 (Acute Dermal Irritation / Corrosion) according to - Severe Irritation
eye irritation: in vivo · Screening · OECD Guideline 405 (Acute Eye Irritation / Corrosion) according to
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 12
- 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