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Kojic Acid

INCI name: Kojic Acid

Kojic Acid is classed in the EU CosIng database as antioxidant and bleaching.

What it does

Piel's note

An ingredient produced by fungi during fermentation, used in products aimed at uneven tone. It is less stable than most tone-focused ingredients and can be sensitising.

Found in 175 products in Piel's catalogue.

EU regulation

Kojic Acid is listed in the EU Cosmetics Regulation, annex entry III/375. The entry sets conditions of use; read it on CosIng.

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Identifiers

INCI name
Kojic Acid
CAS number
501-30-4
EC number
207-922-4
CosIng reference
34801

Data from Piel's records, September 19, 2026