What does Tramiprosate do?

Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a hydrotrope.

Is Tramiprosate safe?

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

beauty
cleaning

Tramiprosate

CAS 1081530-48-4

Also registered as 1 other CAS number

3687-18-1

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Tramiprosate in plain language

What it is: On cosmetic ingredient lists it appears as “3-AMINOPROPANE sulfonic acid”.
Also known as 3-AMINOPROPANE sulfonic acid · Acamprosate related compound a · 3-Aminopropane-1-sulfonic acid · Homotaurine · 1-PROPANESULFONIC acid, 3-AMINO- · 1-Propanesulfonic acid, 3-amino-
Show all 22 names
3-Amino-1-propanesulfonate · 3-Amino-1-propanesulfonic acid · 3-Aminopropanesulfonic acid · 3-Aminopropiosulfonic acid · 3-Sulfopropylamine · 3-aminopropane-1-sulphonic acid · 3-aminopropanesulphonic acid · 3-aminopropylsulfonic acid · 3APS · Alzhemed · LU-02659 · LU02659 · NC-531 · NC531 cpd · Tramiprosato · tramiprosatum
What it does: Used in cosmetics as a cleansing agent and a hydrotrope.
Cleansing
Hydrotrope
Surfactant
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. Tramiprosate appears in these published regulatory listings.

Recorded in these product areas

Found in consumer products
Beauty
Cleaning

EUCosIngActiveListed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.
- Listed in CosIng inventory for cosmetic use.Source →
USEPAcommercial use observedEPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, No specific technical function.
- EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 14 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Surfactant (surface active agent), Solubility enhancer, No specific technical function.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 Tramiprosate. 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 Tramiprosate 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 November 2014
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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 Tramiprosate in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

Named organisations

Personal care

Typical roles

CleansingHydrotropeSurfactant

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