Arginine
Also listed as: Arginine/Arginina
An amino acid used to condition hair and skin and to neutralise acidic ingredients.
What it triggers
- Vegan originYesno animal source
- FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
- ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
- SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
- SiliconeNonot a silicone
- AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol
What it does
Arginine is one of the amino acids that make up proteins. Brands add it to shampoos and conditioners for softness and to creams to adjust pH more gently than a strong alkali would.
CosIng lists it as skin and hair conditioning and antistatic. Cosmetic-grade arginine is made by fermentation of sugars, so it affects none of the six checks.
Functions: skin conditioning, hair conditioning
Products with Arginine
in 278 products
- no photoGarnier SkinActiveGarnier
Avène Xeracalm A.DAvène- no photoMaruderm Hassas Ciltler İçin + Mineral Sprey Güneş KremiMaruderm · sunscreen
Colgate Défi Zéro Carie Blancheur avec neutraliseur d'acides de sucreColgate · toothpaste
Pixi Double CleansePixi- no photoDove Damage Therapy Volume Boost + Collagen ConditionerDove · hair conditioner
- no photoMustela high protection sun sprayMustela · sunscreen
L'Oréal Paris Elseve Arginine Resist X3L'Oréal Paris · shampoo- no photoTRESemmé Keratin Repair Bond Plex ShampooTRESemmé · shampoo
- no photoApivita Hyaluronic Hydra moisturizing shampooApivita · shampoo
- no photoMaybelline Lash Sensational Sky High Mascara Cosmic Black eachMaybelline · eye makeup
L'Oréal Garnier Bio Toner Thyme Skin PerfectingL'Oréal · toner- no photoL-Oreal-Luxe Lait Solaire Waterlover SPF 50L-Oreal-Luxe · sunscreen
Skinfood Egg White Pore FoamSkinfood- no photoJincostech Co. Dear Klairs Blue Caffeine Full Cover Eye patchJincostech Co.
Weleda MilletWeleda · shampoo- no photoPdrn Pore Clay Cleansing MilkPdrn · cleanser
- no photoColgate Total Professional Gum Health ToothpasteColgate · toothpaste
- no photoJergens Ultra HealingJergens · cream or lotion
- no photoJergens Hydrating CoconutJergens
Sedal Rizos Definidos ShampooSedal · shampoo- no photoLovea Shampooing boucles extrait de mangue & acide aminéLovea · shampoo
- no photoÄnglamark Sunlotion roll-onÄnglamark · deodorant
Luckylily Mascarilla Sos Hidrante E IluminadiraLuckylily · face mask
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In the EU ingredient database
- antistatic
- hair conditioning
- fragrance
- skin conditioning
- antistatic: Preventing and/or reducing static electricity by neutralising electrical charge on surfaces.
- hair conditioning: Enhancing the appearance and feel of hair. Leaving the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparting volume, lightness, gloss, texture, etc.
- fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
- skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
CAS 74-79-3 / 7200-25-1 · EC 200-811-1 / 230-571-3
Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.
Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.