{"id":30423,"date":"2025-12-03T11:31:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:31:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/carboxybutyl-chitosan\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T11:31:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T10:31:44","slug":"carboxybutyl-chitosan","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/carboxybutyl-chitosan\/","title":{"rendered":"CARBOXY Butyl CHITOSAN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredient type: HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Carboxybutyl chitosan is mainly used for its film-forming and humectant properties. It forms a protective film on the skin, which helps retain moisture, thus increasing skin hydration.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Considered safe when used in cosmetic formulations at usual concentrations. However, it may be derived from marine sources, which could be of concern to those with seafood allergies.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Typically non-vegan, as chitosan is derived from chitin, found mainly in crustacean shells.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Although carboxybutyl chitosan is generally well tolerated, people with shellfish allergies are advised to exercise caution. It is often appreciated for its gentleness on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Commonly used in moisturizers, anti-aging creams, and sometimes in wound-healing products for its protective and moisturizing properties.<\/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-30423","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\/30423","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=30423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}