CHITOSAN GLYCOLATE
Ingredient type: TEXTURE
✨ Role: Chitosan Glycolate is used in skin care for its moisturizing and film-forming properties. It forms a protective barrier on the skin that helps retain moisture, improve skin texture and offer a light smoothing action.
Ingredient type: Water-soluble
⚕️ Safety: Generally safe for the skin, but a skin test is always recommended to check for any allergic reaction.
✨ Vegan: No, because chitosan is derived from chitin, which often comes from crustacean shells.
✨ Worth knowing: Well tolerated in general, but can cause irritation in people allergic to shellfish. It can impact the texture of formulas depending on its concentration.
Present in: Commonly used in moisturizers, lotions and sometimes serums for its moisturizing and film-forming properties.
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