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What is Ascorbyl Palmitate?

Antioxidant

Ascorbyl Palmitate is an antioxidant that keeps the formula from going off.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Antioxidant, Fragrance.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Anything to watch out for?

Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.

This is a fungal-acne trigger, one of the ingredients people with fungal acne avoid.
Marked this way on 27 products.
This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
Marked this way on 3 products.

Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.

Which products feature it?

3 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.

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  • Product photo of Jelly Mask Whitening

    BANOBAGI

    Jelly Mask Whitening

    Key: Ascorbyl Palmitate (#6 on the ingredient list), Niacinamide, Cyanocobalamin

    1 claim, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Whitening, Wrinkle Improvementplausible, not tested
  • Product photo of Rice Water Rice Bran Enzyme Cleanser

    SRB

    Rice Water Rice Bran Enzyme Cleanser

    Key: Ascorbyl Palmitate (#19 on the ingredient list), Zea Mays (Corn) Starch, Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate

    Official (Korean)
    4 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    a smoother skin texture
    Don't count on:
    a brighter skin tone
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Product features: low irritationplausible, not tested
    • Product features: exfoliation managementpartly backed
    • A powder-type cleanser gentle enough even for babiesoverstated
    • Product features: brighteningno supporting source found
  • Product photo of Intensive Brightening Sleeping Pack

    JAYJUN

    Intensive Brightening Sleeping Pack

    It's registered in Korea as a functional cosmetic for wrinkle improvement.

    Key: Ascorbyl Palmitate (#42 on the ingredient list), Adenosine, Ascorbyl Glucoside

    Official (Korean)
    12 claims, summarized
    You can expect:
    softer-looking fine lines
    Only partly backed:
    firmer skin
    Tests passed:
    hypoallergenic · skin irritation
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Skin low-irritation test completedbacked by evidence
    • Wrinkle improvement functional certificationbacked by evidence
    • * The amount of capsules in the product may vary from product to product.backed by evidence
    • Can be used as a moisturizer as well.plausible, not tested
    • 10 Vitamins · 9 Flower Ingredients · Adenosinepartly backed
    • Helps with skin antioxidant effectpartly backed
    • Improves elasticity with just one usepartly backed
    • Improves inner glow with just one usepartly backed
    • As a result, the 'Jayjun Intensive Brightening Sleeping Pack' commissioned by 'Jayjun Cosmetics Co., Ltd.' showed antioxidant activity (%) and is judged to help with skin antioxidant effect.partly backed
    • 100% satisfactionoverstated
    • With just one use, makeup-ready skin OK!nothing specific to check
    • A sleeping pack that adds moisture and vitality to the skin while you sleep, helping to achieve moist and radiant skin.nothing specific to check

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