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Acetyl Tyrosine

Functions
Tanning
Tanning
Tanning agents make the skin look tanned by darkening dead skin cells.
Tanning
Tanning
Tanning agents make the skin look tanned by darkening dead skin cells.
Origin
Synthetic,
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic,
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Acetyl Tyrosine
Overview Science Products

Overview

Acetyl tyrosine is a derivative of the amino acid tyrosine. It is used as a tanning agent in skincare, helping pigment cells (melanosomes) to produce more dark skin pigment.

Science

1
Balogh, T. S., Pedriali, C. A., Gama, R. M., de Oliveira Pinto, C. A., Bedin, V., Villa, R. T., Kaneko, T. M., Consiglieri, V. O., Velasco, M. V., & Baby, A. R. (2011). Study of sunless tanning formulas using molted snake skin as an alternative membrane model. International journal of cosmetic science, 33(4), 359–365.

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6.4
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