SPF Scout · Ingredient
Sodium PCA
CAS 28874-51-3
What this ingredient generally does
Sodium PCA is a humectant that draws in and holds moisture, and it conditions both skin and hair to keep them feeling soft. It also has an antistatic action, helping reduce static flyaways in hair.
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.
COSMAX USA UV RESTORE FACE SERUM SUNSCREEN SPF 50
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
COSMAX USA, CORP IDEALOVE HYDROGLOW DAILY SUNSCREEN SPF 50
SPF 50 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Elaine Sterling Enterprises Elaine Sterling Hydrating Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
Equate Equate Beauty Daily Moisturizer SPF-30
U.S. formulation
Mitchell Cosmetics, Inc OMIC MINERAL SUNSCREEN
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT TINTED UV PROTECTOR
U.S. formulation
Shiseido SHISEIDO URBAN ENVIRONMENT UV PROTECTION
U.S. formulation
Summer Soles, LLC dba Farm House Freash Goods FHF Elevated Shade 100% Mineral Sunscreen
U.S. formulation
TULA Tula 24-7 Moisture Plus SPF 30 Hydrating Day with Sunscreen
SPF 30 as labeled · U.S. formulation
Versed VERSED DAILY SUNSCREEN SPF 50
SPF 50 as labeled · 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.