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What is Sorbitol?

Humectant

Sorbitol is a humectant that draws water into the skin and helps hold it there.

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

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

Which products feature it?

2 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 Oligo Deep Toner

    THE LAB by blanc doux

    Oligo Deep Toner

    Key: Sorbitol (#9 on the ingredient list), Beta-Glucan, Betaine

    Olive Young USAmazonOfficial (Korean)
    7 claims, summarized
    Don't count on:
    better hydration
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • A toner that fills moistness freshlybacked by evidence
    • With almost none of the stickiness, sliminess or sitting-on-top feeling characteristic of hyaluronic acid, it absorbs snugly into the skin and fills moisture layer by layer.backed by evidence
    • Texture: a watery texture that flows lightly.backed by evidence
    • Fragrance: it is a fragrance free product.backed by evidence
    • Meet a toner that delivers rich moisture deep into the skin without inner tightness.overstated
    • It is packed with low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, made smaller and smaller from hyaluronic acid, the ingredient that draws in moisture.overstated
    • A cosmetic nerd brand that concentrates on efficacy and effectnothing specific to check
  • Product photo of HEARTLEAF CENTELLA RED SPOT CREAM

    Anua

    HEARTLEAF CENTELLA RED SPOT CREAM

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

    Key: Sorbitol (#24 on the ingredient list), Panthenol 2.8%, Allantoin

    Official (Korean)
    28 claims, summarized
    You can expect:
    less visible dark spots · softer-looking fine lines
    Only partly backed:
    calmer skin · clearer-looking skin · less shine · better barrier support
    Don't count on:
    less visible pores
    Tests passed:
    non-comedogenic · skin irritation
    See each claim

    claims, checked

    • Since no artificial colorants are used, color fading may occur depending on storage conditions.backed by evidence
    • Whitening/ Wrinkle Improvement Functional Cosmeticsbacked by evidence
    • The whitening functional ingredient niacinamidebacked by evidence
    • Packed full of soothing ingredients for an intensive trouble-soothing effectplausible, not tested
    • Relieves skin irritationplausible, not tested
    • A cream that can do both whole-face and spot careplausible, not tested
    • A soothing complex containing 4 key Cica ingredients for a soothing effect on irritated skinplausible, not tested
    • Cares for redness and strengthens the damaged barrier to protect the skin from external stimuliplausible, not tested
    • Trouble-soothing cream that intensively lulls troubles to restpartly backed
    • Anua's exclusive Heartleaf, sebum carepartly backed
    • Heartleaf Red Spot Cream 100% that soothes the more you applypartly backed
    • Effect of improving excess sebumpartly backed
    • Care for a collapsed skin barrier with 6 ceramidespartly backed
    • Suitable for acne-prone skinpartly backed
    • Skin irritation test completedpartly backed
    • Having passed the non-comedogenic testpartly backed
    • 50,000ppm high-content intensive soothingpartly backed
    • Effect of preventing moisture loss caused by external stimulipartly backed
    • Effect of improving soothing of trouble areaspartly backed
    • Improvement of pigmentation in trouble areaspartly backed
    • Total care from trouble soothing to barrier and even marksoverstated
    • Forms a skin protective barrieroverstated
    • Clean care even for marksoverstated
    • As a product that does not clog poresoverstated
    • Skin barrier +115.78%no supporting source found
    • Fluidrop™ technology that delivers soothing ingredients deeper and fasterno supporting source found
    • It gently permeates between the layers of the skin's stratum corneum, further enhancing the absorption of active ingredients.no supporting source found
    • Heartleaf skincare routine that is even more effective when used togetherno supporting source found

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