What does Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine do?

Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.

Is Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine safe?

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

beauty
industrial

Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine

CAS 8043-30-9

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

731860-81-4 · 17670-95-0

Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine in plain language

What it is: Also known as Obanol 516 · Obanol meiji · Obazolin 516 · Obazolin 516S · Q27263554 · Rthzicfvefqdcr-uhfffaoysa-n
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Tg 580 (amino acid) · UNII-6331LJQ1Y6
What it does: Used in cosmetics as an antimicrobial.
Antimicrobial
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. Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Industrial

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.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 Biocide.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 0 composition records across product categories including unclassified products. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Biocide.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 Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine. 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 Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine 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 2019-12-20
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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 Bis-caprylylaminoethyl glycine in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Named organisations

Typical roles

Antimicrobial

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