SPF Scout · Ingredient
Arbutin
CAS 497-76-7
What this ingredient generally does
A compound used here as a skin conditioner and antioxidant, which helps protect the formula from air-related breakdown. It also has a skin-brightening (bleaching) function. On labels it may appear as beta arbutin.
Reviewed before publication. This note describes function in a formulation — 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.
Cdpharmtec Co.,ltd QUEENS ROSE WHOLE IN ONE SUNBLOCK
U.S. formulation
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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.