INCI · vitamin · CIR review pending · used in 1 products
Folic Acid
Folic Acid (CAS #59-30-3, EC #200-419-0) is a water-soluble B-vitamin (B9) used in cosmetic and personal care formulations. Its Ph. Eur. name is Acidum Folicum. According to CosIng, its official cosmetic function is skin conditioning. It appears across a wide range of product types including serums, shampoos, masks, and moisturizers.
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vitamin● Benefits
Folic Acid is used in cosmetics primarily as a skin conditioning agent. The source does not provide specific clinical or mechanistic benefit claims beyond this official CosIng designation.
skin-conditioning
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