A sugar acid derived from glucose, used as a buffering, chelating and humectant ingredient.
What it is
Glucuronic acid is a uronic acid derived from glucose, in which the terminal carbon is oxidised to a carboxylic acid group. It is a building block of hyaluronic acid. CosIng lists it as a buffering, chelating and humectant ingredient.
Where it is used
Found in creams, serums, toners and other skin care products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The INCI name does not reveal whether it was produced by fermentation or by another process.
Functions
- Buffering
- Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
- Chelating
- Forming complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics.
- Humectant
- Retaining and/or preserving the moisture in a product during use.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (13)
- Oczyszczający żel micelarny do mycia twarzy · Eveline Cosmetics
- Déodorant Roll-on Fraîcheur 24h · Payot
- Hydra-Derm Balancing Fluid · Madara
- Hydra Intense Rose Jelly · Madara
- Hyaluron Biotic Mist · Madara
- Prebiotyczny krem do twarzy do cery naczynkowej · Vis Plantis
- Prebiotyczny krem do twarzy do cery suchej · Vis Plantis
- Nawilżające serum z ceramidami · Vis Plantis
- Prebiotyczne serum do twarzy do cery wrażliwej · Vis Plantis
- Rozświetlający krem pod oczy z witaminą C · Vis Plantis
- Pharmaceris A DEZODORANT MINERAL-BIOTIC DEODORANT 50 ml · Pharmaceris
- Gel - champú bebé para pieles atópicas · Mercadona