What is PCA?

Role not confirmed

We haven't written up what this ingredient does yet. The products below feature it as a key ingredient.

Which products feature it?

One of the 2320 products we've checked features this as a key ingredient.

Showing 1 to 1.

Aestura
Atobarrier 365 Hydro Essence
It's made for better hydration and better barrier support.
Key PCA (#16 on the ingredient list), Squalane, Hydroxypropyl Bispalmitamide MEA
Olive Young US Official (Korean)
6 claims, summarized
Only partly backed:
better hydration (amount unknown) · better barrier support (amount unknown)
Tests passed:
dermatologist check
See each claim
Claims, checked
Dermatology test completed, suitability for acne-prone skin test completed, allergy test completedbacked by evidence
Moisture-Charging Essence Within the Skin Barrierplausible, not tested
A skin barrier moisturizing essence that fills delicate skin with 30 types of moisture nutrientspartly backed
99% are satisfied with spreadability, 95% are satisfied with moisture feel, 95% are satisfied with absorption, 2020 October Hwahae survey group of 292 peoplepartly backed
With DermaON capsule moisturizing technology, it implements a lipid structure of ceramide, cholesterol, and fatty acids similar to that of the skin, enhancing moisture delivery and strengthening the moisture barrier.partly backed
#MoistureChargingWithinBarriernothing specific to check

Are the claims about it backed up?

We checked each claim that features this ingredient. Open the list below to see the result for each one.

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Result	Claims
partly backed	1 of 1

These are counts of claims, not products. One product can name the same ingredient in several claims, and we checked each one on its own.