Potassium Stearoyl Glutamate

AKA “N-Stearoylglutamic acid monopotassium salt, UNII-93PG912597, Stearoyl-L-glutamic acid monopotassium salt, N-Stearoyl-L-glutamic acid monopotassium salt, 93PG912597, L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, potassium salt (1:1), 58956-32-4, DTXSID80207696, RefChem:175606”

Skin Conditioning

Ingredient Facts

Potassium stearoyl glutamate

AKA: N-Stearoylglutamic acid monopotassium salt, UNII-93PG912597, Stearoyl-L-glutamic acid monopotassium salt, N-Stearoyl-L-glutamic acid monopotassium salt, 93PG912597, L-Glutamic acid, N-(1-oxooctadecyl)-, Potassium salt (1:1), 58956-32-4, DTXSID80207696, RefChem:175606

Skin Conditioning · Hair Conditioning · EWG: 4

Plant-Derived

Skin Conditioner

Hair Care

Plant Oil

Not Clean

Potassium salt of stearoyl glutamic acid

Formula

C23H42KNO5

Mol. Weight

451.70

CAS #

58956-32-4

Form

Powder

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Functions

Hair Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Skin Conditioning

A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.

Locks in moisture

Traditional Use

A modern synthetic conditioning agent developed from amino acid chemistry in the late 20th century. Designed to provide skin and hair conditioning benefits with improved mildness compared to traditional surfactants.