MANDELIC ACID

Function
antimicrobial
CAS
90-64-2
Comedogenic
0–0DERIVED FROM FUNCTION, not measured: every function CosIng records for this ingredient (antimicrobial) 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
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Classified as

  • aha
  • mandelic acid

Definition

Benzeneacetic acid, .alpha.-hydroxy-

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.