Tyrosine

Tyrosine

AKA “L-tyrosine, 60-18-4, (S)-Tyrosine, p-Tyrosine, (2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, L-p-Tyrosine, 4-Hydroxy-L-phenylalanine, tirosina, Tyrosinum”

Skin Conditioning

Ingredient Facts

Tyrosine

AKA: L-tyrosine, 60-18-4, (S)-Tyrosine, P-Tyrosine, (2S)-2-amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid, L-p-Tyrosine, 4-Hydroxy-L-phenylalanine, Tirosina, Tyrosinum

Skin Conditioning · Antistatic · EWG: 1

Synthetic

Skin Conditioner

Hair Care

Amino Acid

Clean

2-Amino-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid

Solubility 479

Formula

C9H11NO3

Mol. Weight

181.19

CAS #

556-02-5, 556-03-6, 60-18-4

State

Solid; [Merck Index] White fine crystals and fragments; [Sigma-Aldrich MSDS]

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Functions

Antistatic

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

An amino acid first isolated in 1846. In modern skincare, tyrosine is used for its role as a precursor to melanin and catecholamines, but it has no significant traditional cosmetic history; its use in cosmetics is based on 20th-century biochemical research.