Explained
Glutamic Acid is an amino acid that is found in all living organisms. Humans use this glutamic acid to help nerve cells in the brain communicate with other cells.
As a humectant, glutamic acid helps moisturize the skin. Humectants draw moisture from the air to your skin.
Glutamic Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.4% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Community Stats
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Users who like it 💖
Often have the following skin types:
Dry
Combination
Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:
Sensitivity • Dryness • Dullness • Redness
Where it's used
Glutamic Acid is most often found as ingredient number 29 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Glutamic Acid the most:
References
- https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1091581813507090
- https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Glutamic-acid
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Valquiria-Hanai-Yoshida/publication/235711072_Naturally_Occurring_Ingredients_as_Potential_Antiaging_Cosmetics/links/0fcfd512d254e5c04e000000/Naturally-Occurring-Ingredients-as-Potential-Antiaging-Cosmetics.pdf
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214241X16300451
Products with Glutamic Acid
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 34017
- INCI Name: GLUTAMIC ACID
- INN Name: glumatic acid
- EC #: Â 200-293-7
- All Functions: Antistatic, Hair Conditioning, Humectant
