How we scored it
Where it comes from
Made by acetylating fermentation-derived L-glutamic acid with acetic anhydride. The acetyl group is a petrochemical-derived cap; no alternative route is commercially significant.
In plain English
A modified amino acid used to condition skin, made by attaching an acetyl group to glutamic acid, itself produced by fermenting sugars. Most of its weight is natural.
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Structure
(2S)-2-acetamidopentanedioic acid
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Acetyl Glutamic Acid. PubChem CID 70914. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3ACETYL GLUTAMIC ACID. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
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