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L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1)

CAS 38517-23-6

Also registered as 2 other CAS numbers

81859-19-0 · 1432631-98-5

L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) chemical structure

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) in plain language

What it is

Also known as Sodium stearoyl glutamate · Amisoft hs 11P · L-glutamic acid, N-(1-OXOOCTADECYL)-, monosodium salt · N-stearoyl-l-glutamic acid monosodium salt · N-stearoyl-l-glutamic acid sodium salt · Sodium (2S)-4-carboxy-2-(octadecanoylamino)butanoate

Show all 18 names

sodium (4S)-5-hydroxy-4-(octadecanoylamino)-5-oxopentanoate · Acylglutamate hs 11 · Amisoft hs 11 · Eumulgin sg · Monosodium n-stearoyl-l-glutamate · Monosodium n-stearoylglutamate · N-(1-Oxooctadecyl)-L-glutamic acid, monosodium salt · Sodium n-stearoylglutamate · Sodium N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-L-glutamate · Sodium N-stearoyl L-glutamate · UNII-65A9F4P024 · sodium hydrogen n-(1-oxooctadecyl)-l-glutamate

What it does

Used in consumer products as an emulsifier, a conditioner and a cleaning agent.

  • Emulsifier
  • Conditioner
  • Cleaning agent
Is it a concern?
We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet.

Regulation

No restrictions found. L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) 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 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Cleaning agent.
    • EPA CPDat observed this chemical in 13 composition records across product categories including Personal care. EPA CPDat classifies this chemical for functional uses including Softener and conditioner, Emulsifier, Cleaning 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 L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1). 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 L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

5 data sources

Where this comes from

  • EPA Chemical and Products Database

    exposure · updated October 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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Allergen profile

Canonical allergen markers detected on this ingredient. Each row is derived from the ingredient’s name or synonyms matching a known allergen class — useful when scanning a label for a specific allergy context.

  • SoyContains · Oral (ingested)

    Source: chemindex_name_match

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 L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) in a product composition. These are source records, not Greenveil catalog products.

Source records

13

Named organisations

6

Personal care

Typical roles

EmulsifierConditionerCleaning agent
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Catalog

Found in these products

Their ingredient lists include L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1); each product's own rating depends on its whole formula, so it is shown on the product page, not here.

Co-occurrence

Often appears with

Ingredients that frequently appear alongside L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, sodium salt (1:1) in the catalog.