UROCANIC ACID

Urocanic acid is an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid that is prop-2-enoic acid substituted by a 1H-imidazol-4-yl group at position 3. It is a metabolite of hidtidine. It has a role as a chromophore and a human metabolite. It is a member of imidazoles and an alpha,beta-unsaturated monocarboxylic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a urocanate.

Source: PubChem

US FDA substance register · UNII G8D26XJJ3B · registered name UROCANIC ACID · single chemical substance

Source: US FDA Unique Ingredient Identifier (UNII)

Banned

Argentina · ASEAN · Brazil · Canada · China · European Union · South Korea · Taiwan

Source: ASEAN Cosmetic Directive · Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · MFDS (Korea) cosmetic regulatory information

Not classified under Korea’s toxic-substance GHS list · existing chemical substance

Source: Korea toxic substances GHS register (NIER)

Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist · prohibited in cosmetics

Source: Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist

Restriction II/418

Source: EU CosIng ingredient list

Reviewed by CIR: Final Report on the Safety Assessment of Urocanic Acid

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)

CIR reviewed this ingredient and flagged its status as: Insufficient data ingredients with no uses reported to FDA's Voluntary Cosmetic Registration Program (VCRP) (insufficient data or use not supported — CIR's own classification, not a full safety-as-used conclusion).

Source: US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR)