This entry shows data from the EU CosIng database. An editorial description has not been written and reviewed yet.
Functions
- Antioxidant
- Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
- Keratolytic
- Helping to eliminate the dead cells of the stratum corneum.
- Reducing
- Changing the chemical nature of another ingredient by adding hydrogen (or removing oxygen).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.