The potassium salt of the amino acid aspartic acid, used as a skin-conditioning ingredient.
What it is
Potassium aspartate is potassium hydrogen aspartate, the potassium salt of aspartic acid, one of the amino acids that make up proteins. CosIng lists it as a skin-conditioning agent.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of skin care products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The label does not show the amount used.
Functions
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.