DEHYDROACETIC ACID
- Function
- preservative
- CAS
- 520-45-6 / 771-03-9 / 16807-48-0
- Comedogenic
- 0–0DERIVED FROM FUNCTION, not measured: every function CosIng records for this ingredient (preservative) is one whose Fulton 1989 tested members all scored below 2, and the name carries no fatty-acyl, ester, ethoxylate or wax signature. This ingredient itself was not tested, and no member of its chemical family was identified either; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
- Appears in
- 64 products in our catalogue
Definition
Dehydroacetic Acid is the cyclic ketone that conforms to the formula:
Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.