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Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4)

CAS 38916-42-6

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

55963-91-2 · 75216-21-6

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Aero promoter 845 · Alcopol FL · Alcopol R 540

What it does

We don't have a plain-language description for Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4) yet.

Recorded functional uses: Dispersing agent · Other surface modifiers>hydrophilic / hydrophobic agents>hydrophilic agents · Wetting agent (non-aqueous)

Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4) appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

  • Found in consumer products
  • Industrial
  • 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 other surface modifiers>hydrophilic / hydrophobic agents>hydrophilic agents, Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Dispersing agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including other surface modifiers>hydrophilic / hydrophobic agents>hydrophilic agents, Wetting agent (non-aqueous), Dispersing agent.Source →

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4) 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 January 7, 2008

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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 Aspartic acid, N-(3-carboxy-1-oxo-3-sulfopropyl)-N-octadecyl-, sodium salt (1:4) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

2

Typical roles

Dispersing agentOther surface modifiers>hydrophilic / hydrophobic agents>hydrophilic agentsWetting agent (non-aqueous)
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