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INCI ingredient

Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C

Also listed as: Ascorbic Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C/Vitamine C)

Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originYesno animal source
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C appears on 10 ingredient lists in our database, most often in mouthwashs.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: antioxidant, buffering, fragrance, skin conditioning

Products with Ascorbic Acid Vitamin C

in 10 products

Showing 10 of 10 products with this ingredient, most scanned first.

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • antioxidant
  • buffering
  • fragrance
  • skin conditioning
  • antioxidant: Inhibiting reactions promoted by oxygen, thus avoiding oxidation and rancidity.
  • buffering: Stabilising the pH of an aqueous medium in a narrow range even if an acid or base is added. Altering and/or maintaining a cosmetic product's pH at the desired level.
  • fragrance: Imparting an odour or taste. Creating a perceivable pleasant smell and/or masking a bad smell.
  • skin conditioning: Maintaining the skin in good condition.

CAS 50-81-7 / 62624-30-0 · EC 200-066-2 / 263-644-3

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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