Zinc Cysteinate

Zinc Cysteinate

AKA “DTXSID00152558, A54X5E4519, 1197186-61-0, RefChem:904924, DTXCID8075049, UNII-A54X5E4519, (2R)-2-Methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid--zinc (1/1)”

Ingredient

Ingredient Facts

Zinc cysteinate

AKA: DTXSID00152558, A54X5E4519, 1197186-61-0, RefChem:904924, DTXCID8075049, UNII-A54X5E4519, (2R)-2-Methyl-3-sulfanylpropanoic acid--zinc (1/1)

Ingredient · Antimicrobial · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Preservative

Amino Acid

Not Clean

The CIR Expert Panel concluded that the following 27 zinc salts are safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be non-irritating...Zinc Cysteinate...

Formula

C4H8O2SZn

Mol. Weight

185.60

CAS #

1197186-61-0

Form

Powder

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Functions

Antimicrobial

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Fights Bacteria

Traditional Use

A chelated zinc amino acid complex developed in modern skincare to improve zinc bioavailability and combine zinc's antimicrobial properties with cysteine's antioxidant and skin-conditioning benefits.