L-Arginine – A Biobased Amino Acid that Makes Smiles More Beautiful

L-Arginine

L-arginine is a semi-essential or conditionally essential amino acid, it is one of the most metabolically versatile amino acids. As an alkaline amino acid, it's widely used for pH balance and also helps prevent cavities for dental health.

Functions

pH adjuster: Comparison with triethanolamine, aminomethyl propanol and sodium hydroxide, arginine is not not much different results in pH, viscosity, and appearance. the application of arginine in the gel base formula will not fail with time and temperature, so the arginine can replace other neutralizers in cosmetics.
Cavity prevention: Bacterial metabolism of arginine in the oral cavity has a pH-raising and thus, potential anticaries effect. arginine added to toothpaste does bring about changes in the oral ecosystem, compositional as well as functional, and serves as a prebiotic.