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Sodium L-aspartate

CAS 17090-93-6

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

149637-06-9

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Sodium L-aspartate in plain language

What it is

Also known as Aspartic acid, sodium salt, L- · sodium salt L-Aspartic acid · L-​Aspartic acid, sodium salt (1:x) · sodium aspartate

What it does

Used in consumer products as a humectant, a pH adjuster and a conditioner.

  • Humectant
  • pH adjuster
  • Conditioner
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Sodium L-aspartate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Beauty
  • Cleaning
  • USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, pH regulating agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 3 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Humectant, Softener and conditioner, pH regulating agent.Source →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Sodium L-aspartate. 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 Sodium L-aspartate 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

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated July 2013

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  • EPA DSSTox Identifiers

    chemistry · updated 2025-12-29

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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 Sodium L-aspartate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

3

Named organisations

1

Personal care

Typical roles

HumectantpH adjusterConditioner
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