Ascorbic Acid
INCI name: Ascorbic Acid
Ascorbic Acid is classed in the EU CosIng database as antioxidant, pH buffering, fragrance and skin conditioning. Piel groups it with L-ascorbic acid and vitamin C.
What it does
- antioxidant
- pH buffering
- fragrance
- skin conditioning
How Piel groups it
Piel's knowledge base files Ascorbic Acid under:
- L-ascorbic acid
- vitamin C
Piel's note
Pure vitamin C, and the form most of the research on topical vitamin C used. It is unstable in water and light, which is why products containing it are often packaged opaque and change colour as they age.
Pairs to be careful with
Piel's routine check flags Ascorbic Acid next to:
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Benzoyl Peroxide together? Benzoyl peroxide and pure vitamin C can each make the other less effective.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Ethyl Lactyl Retinoate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Hydroxypinacolone Retinoate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinal together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinol together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Acetate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Linoleate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Palmitate/Carrot Polypeptide together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Propionate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
- Can I use Ascorbic Acid and Retinyl Retinoate together? Pure vitamin C alongside a retinoid can be more than some skin tolerates at once.
Found in 2,469 products in Piel's catalogue.
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Identifiers
- INCI name
- Ascorbic Acid
- CAS number
- 50-81-7 / 62624-30-0
- EC number
- 200-066-2 / 263-644-3
- CosIng reference
- 74328