Concerns
Arginine is an amino acid that is important for human development. Your body uses is it to produce hair keratin and skin collagen.
As a cosmetic ingredient, Arginine has antioxidant properties and can also help repair damaged skin.
Arginine is derived either synthetically or from animals.
Arginine isn't fungal acne safe when used in the presence of other lipids (fats, fatty acids, oils, esters, etc). Oils and fats occur naturally within the skin, so you should take caution when using Arginine if you're prone to fungal acne.
Also known as: L-Arginine and (2s)-2-Amino-5-Guanidinopentanoic Acid
Arginine is a somewhat common cosmetic ingredient, with about 7.2% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
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Where it's used
Arginine is most often found as ingredient number 19 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Arginine the most:
References
Products with Arginine
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 74314
- INCI Name: ARGININE
- INN Name: arginine
- EC #: Â 200-811-1 / 230-571-3
- All Functions: Antistatic, Hair Conditioning, Masking, Skin Conditioning
