1,3-Dihydroxyacetone / CAS 96-26-4

DHA is a safe sunless skin-tanning product which is a simple three-carbon sugar derived from plant sources such as sugar beets and sugar cane. It reacts with free amino groups of keratin in the corneum of the epidermis to achieve a dyeing effect, which is called the Maillard reaction, and the mechanism is similar to the natural sunlight tanning kinetics while without sun exposure, protecting your delicate skin from UVs. DHA is the main active ingredient in virtually all sunless tanning skincare products.

Used in the cosmetics industry:

It is a common cosmetic ingredient with skin moisturizing, self-tanning and hair coloring functions.

DHA is the only FDA approved sunless tanning ingredient and can be found in all sunless tanners.Sunless tanning products contain DHA in concentrations ranging from 1% to 20%. Most drugstore products range from 3% to 5%, with professional products ranging from 5% to 20%. 

Improve the lean meat rate of pigs:

Dihydroxyacetone is an intermediate product of sugar metabolism, which plays an important role in the process of sugar metabolism, and has the effect of reducing pig body fat and improving the lean meat rate.

For functional foods:

Supplement dihydroxyacetone can improve the body metabolic rate and fatty acid oxidation, can potentially reduce weight, and reduce the incidence of related diseases, and can also improve insulin sensitivity and reduce high cholesterol diet caused by plasma cholesterol level.Long-term supplement can make blood glucose utilization increase and save muscle sugar, the athletes can improve aerobic endurance performance.

Other uses:

Dihydroxyacetone can also be directly used as an antiviral reagent, such as in chicken embryo culture, DHA can greatly inhibit the infection of fowl plague virus. In the leather industry, DHA can be used as a protective agent for leather products. In addition, DHA as the main ingredient of the preservative can be used for the preservation of fruits and vegetables, aquatic products, meat products .

Factory:

The company has invested in the construction of a factory in Guangxi Hechi Economic and Technological Development Zone. The designed annual production capacity is 1,500 tons 1,3-dihydroxyacetone, 300 tons L-erythrulose, 300 tons (R)-3-aminobutyric acid, 500 tons of calcium pyruvate. Product quality is the vitality of the enterprise. The factory is constructed and managed according to the GMP standard. Providing high-quality and inexpensive products to customers is our commitment.