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Description: Kojic Acid — brightening.

All Functions: brightening

Quick Facts:

  • Category: active
  • Comedogenic Rating: 1/5
  • Regulatory Note: Restricted in the EU

🧪 Kojic Acid

Chemical structure of Kojic Acid

Kojic Acid

CAS Number: 501-30-4

Also Known As:

Category: active

EC Number: 207-922-4

5-Hydroxy-2-hydroxymethyl-4-pyrone

Kojic Acid is an active ingredient used in skincare formulations.

brightening

🌍 Regulatory Status

EU: RestrictedUS: No restriction on fileKorea: Not yet available

EU max concentration: 1 %

📊 Comedogenicity

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1/5

📚 Research & Evidence

PUBMED CITATIONS
N/A
Data sources: EU CosIng

💧 Skin Type Compatibility

No data yet
Per-skin-type data isn’t curated for this ingredient yet.

⚠️ Don’t Combine With

No data yet
No known incompatibilities on file for this ingredient.

🧴 Products Containing Kojic Acid

  • Hyphen sunscreen
  • Laboratoire uris france Éclat total