What does Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate do?

Used in cosmetics as a chelating agent.

Is Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

beauty
cleaning
industrial

Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate

CAS 164462-16-2

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate in plain language

What it is: Also known as N,N-Bis(carboxymethyl)alanine trisodium salt · Alanine, n-n-bis(carboxymethyl)-, trisodium salt · Dl-alanine, n,n-bis(carboxymethyl)-, trisodium salt · Dl-alanine-n,n-diacetic acid trisodium salt · Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate, dl- · Trisodium Dicarboxymethyl DL-Alaninate
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2-Aminopropionic acid, N,N-dicarboxymethyl-, trisodium salt · Alanine, N,N-bis(carboxymethyl)-, sodium salt (1:3) · Mgda · Methyl glycine diacetic acid trisodium salt · N-N-Bis(carboxymethyl)alanine, trisodium salt · TrisodiuM N-(1-Carboxylatoethyl)iMinodiacetate Hydrate · Trisodium 2-Methylnitrilotriacetate · Trisodium N-(1-Carboxylatoethyl)iminodiacetate · Trisodium dicarboxymethylalaninate · UNII-784K2O81WY · alanine, n,n-bis(carboxymethyl)-, trisodium salt · methyl glycine diacetic acid 3na-salt · trisodium salt
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a chelating agent.
Chelating
Chelating agent
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. Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Cleaning
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 52 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 52 composition records across product categories including Cleaning products and household care, Cleaning and safety. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Chelating agent.Source →
USFDAlisted in openFDA substanceopenFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.
- openFDA substance registry classifies this ingredient as chemical.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate. 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 Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

6 data sources

Where this comes from

CosIng
regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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EPA Chemical and Products Database
exposure · updated Mar-19
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EPA DSSTox Identifiers
chemistry · updated 2025-12-29
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FDA GSRS UNII
registry · updated 2026-02-26
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openFDA Substance
registry · updated 2026-05-24
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PubChem Live Enrichment
chemistry · updated 2026-05-17
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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 Trisodium dicarboxymethyl alaninate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Cleaning products and household careCleaning and safety

Typical roles

ChelatingChelating agent

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Catalog

Found in these products

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

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