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Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate

CAS 2040469-40-5

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

2422121-34-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate in plain language

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin protectant.

  • Skin protecting
  • Humectant
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveDisodium Tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine Formylprolinate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:(
    • Disodium Tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine Formylprolinate is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:(Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

  • SCCS

    EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety

    No SCCS opinion on file.

  • CIR

    Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)

    No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

2 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated 2019-12-20

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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.

Where it has been recorded

How often EPA CPDat has listed Disodium tetramethylhexadecenylcysteine formylprolinate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

1

Typical roles

Skin protectingHumectant
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