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Hypochlorous Acid

Our database includes 16 products that contain Hypochlorous Acid.

Explained

Hypochlorous Acid is created from dissolving chlorine in water. It is a weak acid that has antimicrobial properties. Due to its ability to kill bacteria, it can be used to treat acne. We recommend speaking with a professional if you have any concerns or questions.

Hypochlorous Acid naturally exists in our bodies. It is created by white blood cells to protect us from infections and bacteria.

Hypochlorous Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.0% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Antiseborrhoeic

Community Stats

65 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.

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Often have the following skin types:

Sensitive Oily

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Seborrheic Dermatitis • Redness • Fungal Acne • Hormonal Acne

Where it's used

Hypochlorous Acid is most often found as ingredient number 3 within an ingredient list.

Of the 4 products in our database that have a known concentration of Hypochlorous Acid, we've seen concentrations from 0.01% to 0.02% specified within their ingredient lists.

These are the categories of products that use Hypochlorous Acid the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 90748
  • INCI Name: HYPOCHLOROUS ACID
  • EC #:  239-555-0 (I)
  • All Functions: Antiseborrhoeic, Deodorant, Oxidising
What is CosIng?

CosIng is the European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients.

SkinSort uses CosIng to source some of it's data on ingredient names and functions.