Sodium PCA

Our database includes 960 products that contain Sodium PCA.

Community rating: Loved

Sodium PCA is the sodium salt of pyroglutamic acid and is naturally occurring on human skin. PCA stands for pyrrolidone carboxylic acid, a natural amino acid derivative.

Sodium PCA is a conditioning agent and humectant. Humectants help hydrate your skin by drawing moisture from the air. This helps keep your skin moisturized.

Sodium PCA also possesses anti-inflammatory properties.

Also known as: Sodium 5-Oxo-2-Pyrrolidinecarboxylate

Sodium PCA is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 5.0% of the products in our database containing it.

What it does:

Humectant, Skin Conditioning

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Often have the following skin types:

Dry Sensitive

Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:

Dryness • Redness • Wrinkles • Sensitivity

Where it's used

Sodium PCA is most often found as ingredient number 18 within an ingredient list.

These are the categories of products that use Sodium PCA the most:

CosIng Data

  • CosIng ID: 79910
  • INCI Name: SODIUM PCA
  • EC #:  249-277-1
  • All Functions: Antistatic, Hair Conditioning, Humectant, Skin Conditioning
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.