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What it is
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Explained
You might know this ingredient as Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, a more stable version of ascorbic acid.
Like other types of vitamin C, this ingredient has many benefits including reducing wrinkles, skin soothing, dark spot fading, and fighting against free radicals.
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid interferes with the process of skin darkening, helping to reduce hyperpigmentation. It also encourages the skin to produce more collagen.
Once applied, 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is converted to Vitamin C deeper in the skin's layers. This process is slow but makes this ingredient more tolerable for skin.
The optimum pH range for this ingredient is 4 - 5.5
People also like: Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Salicylic Acid
People also dislike: Niacinamide, Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate
Also known as: Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 1.2% of the products in our database containing it.
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Where it's used
3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid is most often found as ingredient number 14 within an ingredient list.
Of the 2 products in our database that have a known concentration of 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid, we've seen concentrations from 0.1% to 2% specified within their ingredient lists.
These are the categories of products that use 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid the most:
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Products with 3-O-Ethyl Ascorbic Acid
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 89718
- INCI Name: 3-O-ETHYL ASCORBIC ACID
- All Functions: Skin Conditioning
