Is AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID safe in cosmetics?
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID has a safety rating of "GOOD" in our database. EU status: permitted.
GOOD
Cosmetic Ingredient
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID
Also known as: Hypotaurine, Ethanesulfinic acid, 2-amino-, UNII-5L08GE4332, 2-ammonioethanesulfinate, 2-azaniumylethane-1-sulfinate (+2 more)
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID (CAS 300-84-5) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Antioxidant, Reducing. EU Regulation 1223/2009 status: permitted. Industrial safety data is also available in the chemical safety database. Same-CAS public records also appear in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data.
Function
Antioxidant, Reducing
Editorial assessment
GOOD
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
2-aminoethanesulfinic acid
InChIKey
VVIUBCNYACGLLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
Not specifically regulated
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ECHA REACH Registration
European Chemicals Agency REACH dossier and Substances of Very High Concern listing.
Registration Type
Full
Tonnage Band
No longer valid
Substance Type
SUBSTANCE
SVHC Candidate
No
Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Antioxidant
Reducing agent
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Regulatory Flags
cosing-sourced
eu-permitted
antioxidant
needs-enrichment
Known Synonyms
Hypotaurine
Ethanesulfinic acid, 2-amino-
UNII-5L08GE4332
2-ammonioethanesulfinate
2-azaniumylethane-1-sulfinate
2-mmonioethane-1-sulfinate
hypotaurine zwitterion
Chemical Function
Antioxidant
Reducing agent
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA CAS match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Compound
HYPOTAURINE
ChEMBL ID
CHEMBL1256480
Frequently Asked Questions
Is AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID allowed in the EU?
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID do in cosmetics?
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID functions as: Antioxidant, Reducing. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 300-84-5.
Is AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID used outside cosmetics?
AMINOETHANESULFINIC ACID also appears in industrial chemical safety and pharmaceutical data. The cross-vertical cards on this page render same-CAS public rows from the matched databases.
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