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Allantoin
Hydrating
These ingredients help hydrate the skin by either drawing in moisture or preventing it from escaping. They’re often used to keep skin feeling soft, smooth, and well-balanced.
Reduces Redness
These ingredients are commonly used to help calm visible redness and soothe irritated skin. While they can be effective for many people, results can vary depending on the cause of redness and individual skin sensitivity. If redness persists or worsens, it’s best to check with a dermatologist.
Reduces Irritation
These ingredients are often used to help reduce irritation and support the skin barrier. They can be especially helpful for soothing sensitive or reactive skin, but how well they work can vary from person to person.
Good for Scar Healing
These ingredients are commonly used to support the skin’s natural healing process and improve the appearance of scars over time. While results can vary, they may help with texture, discoloration, and overall skin recovery.
Explained
Allantoin plays a role in soothing and moisturizing the skin. Because of this, it is often added to products with strong active ingredients.
Some studies have shown this ingredient can promote wound healing with higher concentrations.
Allantoin is derived from the comfrey plant but produced synthetically for cosmetic products to ensure purity.
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What it does
Skin Conditioning
To hydrate and soften skin
Skin Protecting
To keep skin from being damaged to a certain degree
Soothing
Having a calming, assuaging, or relieving effect
Prevalence
Somewhat common
Percentage of products that contain it
11.5%
Top categories
Cleansers
Treatments
Moisturizers
Position
Predominant list placement
Top 50%
Concentration
Concentrations we've seen
0% to
1%
References
Products with Allantoin
CosIng Data
CosIng ID
31411
INCI Name
ALLANTOIN
INN Name
allantoin
EC #
 202-592-8
All Functions
Skin Conditioning, Skin Protecting, Soothing