{"id":27538,"date":"2025-12-03T11:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/benzoic-acid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:04:38","slug":"benzoic-acid","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/benzoic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"BENZOIC ACID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: PRESERVATIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Benzoic acid is primarily used as a preservative in cosmetic products. It helps prevent the growth of microbes, thereby extending the product's shelf life and ensuring its safe use on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, generally safe. However, benzoic acid may, in rare cases, irritate sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic or natural and therefore considered vegan.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: This compound is often well tolerated in small concentrations, but may cause minor irritation in some individuals. It is essential to adhere to the recommended concentrations in cosmetic formulations.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: It is commonly used in lotions, creams, cleansing gels, and other skin care products that require long-term preservation.<\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-27538","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/27538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}