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Creatine

CAS 1093737-19-9 · 20/100 · High conf.

Also registered as 3 other CAS numbers

2087491-49-2 · 57-00-1 · 6020-87-7

Creatine chemical structure

Concern score

20/100Minor concern based on regulatory listings.
High confidence

Creatine in plain language

What it is

Also known as Creatine monohydrate · (.alpha.-methylguanido)acetic acid · Cosmocair c 100 · Kreatinum · N-Carbamimidoyl-N-methylglycine · Neotine

Show all 24 names

(1-Methylguanidino)acetic acid · (n-(amidino)-n-methylamino)acetic acid · (N-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid · 2-(1-methylcarbamimidamido)acetic acid · Creatin · Glycine, N-(Aminoiminomethyl)-N-Methyl- · Kre-Alkalyn · Kreatin · Krebiozon · Methylglycocyamine · Methylguanidoacetic acid · N-(aminoiminomethyl)-n-methylglycine · N-Amidinosarcosine · N-Amidinosarkosin · N-methyl-n-guanylglycine · N-amidinosarcosina · Pyrolysate · alpha-Methylguanidino acetic acid

What it does

Used in cosmetics as a skin-conditioning agent.

  • Skin conditioning
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
Minor concern: no hazard classifications on record. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

Why it's flagged

EFSA OpenFoodTox genotoxicity classification: Negative. Source: EFSA AFC 2004

The score describes this ingredient's chemical identity — its hazard profile from published classifications and regulatory status — not the safety of any product it appears in.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Creatine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • Industrial
  • EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
    • Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
  • EUEFSAEFSA opinionOpinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to creatine monohydrate for use in foods for particular nutritional uses (EFSA AFC)
    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to creatine monohydrate for use in foods for particular nutritional uses (EFSA AFC)Source →
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 159 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 159 composition records across product categories including Personal care, Raw materials. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner.Source →
  • USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
    • openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

Independent scientific assessments cited by the records we hold, with the year and link where the record gives one.

  • 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.

  • EFSA

    European Food Safety Authority

    • Opinion of the Scientific Panel on food additives, flavourings, processing aids and materials in contact with food (AFC) on a request from the Commission related to creatine monohydrate for use in foods for particular nutritional uses (EFSA AFC)

      2004 · EU EFSA listing · Read the source →

Evidence & sources

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

7 data sources

Where this comes from

  • CosIng

    regulatory · updated 2026-09-23

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  • EFSA OpenFoodTox

    regulatory · updated 2026-10-02

    Open →

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated September 2018

    Open →

  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

    Open →

  • FDA GSRS UNII

    registry · updated 2026-02-26

    Open →

  • openFDA Substance

    registry · updated 2026-05-24

    Open →

  • PubChem Live Enrichment

    chemistry · updated 2026-05-17

    Open →
Reference links (3)
Openfda substance

en.wikipedia.org

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Openfda substance

dsld.od.nih.gov

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Suitability

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

Food use

Food-use source coverage is present in the current record.

Good fit

The ingredient appears in food-oriented source coverage or allowed-use references, which makes food use easier to support than a context with no domain signal at all.

Fragrance avoidance

No fragrance-linked caution surfaced in the current profile.

Good fit

This ingredient does not currently read as a fragrance-linked driver in the published evidence and hazard profile.

Where it has been recorded

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

Source records

159

Named organisations

6

Personal careRaw materials

Typical roles

Skin conditioningConditioner
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include Creatine; each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

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