SPF Scout · Ingredient

Acetyl Zingerone

Antioxidant (slows the formula oxidizing)Chelating (binds metal ions in the formula)Skin protecting (CosIng functional class)

CAS 30881-23-3

What this ingredient generally does

Acetyl Zingerone is an antioxidant, meaning it helps keep the formula from going off when exposed to air. It also binds trace metals that would spoil the product and works as a skin protector.

Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation, and nothing else.

Published formulations that list this ingredient

These are the formulations currently published in the SPF Scout catalog whose stored ingredient declaration includes this ingredient. It is not a list of every product on the market, and the order carries no meaning.

No published formulation in the SPF Scout catalog currently lists this ingredient. The catalog is small: only reviewed records are published.

Checking this against your own list

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Where this information comes from

Ingredient names, CAS numbers and recorded functions come from SPF Scout’s curated ingredient dictionary, grounded in CosIng, the European Commission’s Cosmetic Ingredient Database. Content © European Union, reused with acknowledgement.

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