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Vitamin C in Cosmetic Products – Does it work? episode 211

The Beauty Brains

Other types you might see in cosmetics include Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate (SAP) Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate (MAP) Ascorbyl 6-Palmitate (AA-PAL) Ascorbyl Tetra-Isopalmitate (VC-IP) Ascorbyl Glucoside (AA-2G) Dehydroascorbic acid Now, the ingredient that is biologically active is Ascorbic Acid.

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Are phthalates something you really need to worry about in cosmetics? No.

The Eco Well Blog

I’m sure at this point you’ve seen the recent headlines about chemicals in your cosmetics, specifically phthalates, being linked to early death. Annoyingly, the phthalates in question aren’t actually relevant to cosmetics. Do you have to worry about phthalates in your cosmetic products? link] Sugino, Masahiro, et al.

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