Is Potassium Aspartate safe in cosmetics?
Potassium Aspartate has a safety rating of "EXCELLENT" in our database. EU status: permitted. US status: permitted.
EXCELLENT
Cosmetic Ingredient
Potassium Aspartate
Also known as: L-Aspartic acid, potassium salt (1:1), Aspara K, L-Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt, Aspartic acid monopotassium salt, Potassium hydrogen aspartate (+3 more)
INCI: POTASSIUM ASPARTATE
Potassium Aspartate (CAS 1115-63-5) is a cosmetic cosmetic ingredient functioning as Skin conditioning, hair conditioning, buffering agent. 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
Skin conditioning, hair conditioning, buffering agent
Editorial assessment
EXCELLENT
Preliminary editorial note — not a computed safety verdict.
Chemistry & Identifiers
IUPAC Name
potassium (2S)-2-amino-4-hydroxy-4-oxobutanoate
InChIKey
TXXVQZSTAVIHFD-DKWTVANSSA-M
Regulatory Status
EU EU Status
permitted
US US Status
permitted
US Notes
No specific CIR review as individual ingredient; aspartic acid is GRAS as a food ingredient; considered safe in cosmetics
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Safety Data
Margin of Safety, dermal absorption, and sensitization profile summaries for Potassium Aspartate.
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Function Categories & List Membership
Cosmetic/Chemical Function Categories
Softener and conditioner
Editorial summary
Preliminary editorial summary for Potassium Aspartate — not a computed safety verdict. See the sourced toxicological data above.
Known Synonyms
L-Aspartic acid, potassium salt (1:1)
Aspara K
L-Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt
Aspartic acid monopotassium salt
Potassium hydrogen aspartate
Aspartic acid, monopotassium salt, L-
EINECS 214-226-4
UNII-E9VW2509NH
Chemical Function
Softener and conditioner
Regulatory Lists
Canada; Personal care; Substances in PCP - Canada (4/2014)
Australian Status
AICIS status: listed
Cross-Vertical Safety Context
Same-CAS public records found in pharmaceutical data.
SOURCE
ChEMBL / DrugCentral / FAERS
DB_PHARMA count match
Pharmaceutical Data
Same-CAS rows from the pharmaceutical spoke database.
Adverse Event Associations
1417
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Potassium Aspartate allowed in the EU?
Potassium Aspartate EU regulatory status: permitted. This is based on EU Regulation 1223/2009 and its amendments.
What does Potassium Aspartate do in cosmetics?
Potassium Aspartate functions as: Skin conditioning, hair conditioning, buffering agent. It is classified as a cosmetic ingredient in our database. CAS number: 1115-63-5.
Is Potassium Aspartate used outside cosmetics?
Potassium Aspartate 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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