InstaNatural
Glycolic Acid Serum (2020 formulation)
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Also screened, nothing found: ECHA SVHC Candidate List · EU Harmonised Classification (CLP Annex VI) · ANSES Endocrine Disruptors · California Proposition 65 · US NTP Report on Carcinogens
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Also screened, nothing found: EU Microplastics Restriction
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Ingredients, decoded
Data availability
Robust37 of 37 characterized
Our sources have reference data on all 37 listed ingredients.
Worth a look (4)
IARC possible carcinogen (Group 2B)flagged by 1 of 9 lists →
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Mild sensitizer for someflagged by 1 of 9 lists →
No flags in our sources (33)
- AQUA
- TETRAHEXYLDECYL ASCORBATE
- CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS SEED OILfragrance material
- GLYCERINhumectant
- CITRUS NOBILIS PEEL OIL
- LIMNANTHES ALBA SEED OIL
- FERULIC ACID
- GLYCERYL STEARATE CITRATE
- BEHENYL OLIVATE
- LECITHIN
- XANTHAN GUM
- SODIUM HYALURONATEhumectant
- HESPERIDIN
- ROSMARINUS OFFICINALIS LEAF EXTRACT
- CENTELLA ASIATICA EXTRACT
- HIBISCUS ROSA-SINENSIS FLOWER EXTRACT
- HELIANTHUS ANNUUS SEED OIL
- DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA ROOT EXTRACT
- DAUCUS CAROTA SATIVA SEED OIL
- BUTYROSPERMUM PARKII BUTTER
- HIPPOPHAE RHAMNOIDES SEED OIL
- LAMINARIA DIGITATA EXTRACT
- MALUS DOMESTICA FRUIT CELL CULTURE EXTRACT
- ARGANIA SPINOSA KERNEL OIL
- PERSEA GRATISSIMA OIL
- ROSA CANINA FRUIT OIL
- RUBUS IDAEUS SEED OIL
- OCTYLDODECYL OLEATE
- TOCOPHEROL
- GLYCINE SOJA OIL
- SUNFLOWER SEED OIL GLYCERIDES
- CAPRYLHYDROXAMIC ACID
- GLYCERYL CAPRYLATE
What these ingredient tags mean (2)
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exfoliating acidGLYCOLIC ACID
- GLYCOLIC ACID: An alpha hydroxy acid that loosens surface skin cells; it also makes skin more sun-sensitive while you use it. FDA, "Guidance for Industry: Labeling for Topically Applied Cosmetic Products Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids as Ingredients" (announced at 70 FR 1721, 10 January 2005; FDA web pages title it "Labeling for Cosmetics Containing Alpha Hydroxy Acids"), which names this acid and recommends the statement "Sunburn Alert: This product contains an alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase your skin's sensitivity to the sun and particularly the possibility of sunburn."
humectantGLYCERIN, SODIUM HYALURONATE
- GLYCERIN: A humectant, and one of the two ingredients a comparison of moisturiser components found made a significant difference to skin hydration. FDA OTC skin protectant monograph, 21 CFR 347.10(h), lists glycerin as a skin protectant at 20 to 45%. On the humectant half: Jeong CB, Han JY, Cho JC, Suh KD, Nam GW, "Analysis of electrical property changes of skin by oil-in-water emulsion components", Int J Cosmet Sci 2013;35(4):402-410, DOI 10.1111/ics.12059, PMID 23621673, found that "glycerine and urea showed significant skin hydration effects compared with other humectants".
- SODIUM HYALURONATE: A humectant that holds a large amount of water at the skin surface. Chylińska N, Maciejczyk M, "Hyaluronic Acid and Skin: Its Role in Aging and Wound-Healing Processes", Gels 2025;11(4):281, DOI 10.3390/gels11040281, PMID 40277717, open access: hyaluronic acid's "high osmotic activity and anionic structure enable it to bind large amounts of water", and "sodium and potassium hyaluronate are widely used in moisturizing products". The same review notes that high-molecular-weight hyaluronic acid does not penetrate the deeper layers.