{"id":32522,"date":"2025-12-03T12:03:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/sodium-levulinate\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:03:45","slug":"sodium-levulinate","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/sodium-levulinate\/","title":{"rendered":"SODIUM LEVULINATE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>CONSERVATIVE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Sodium levulinate is used in cosmetics primarily as a preservative and skin conditioner. It helps inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi, thereby extending the shelf life of the product while softening and moisturizing the skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, this ingredient is considered safe for normal cosmetic use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is plant-based and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Good to know: Sodium levulinate, naturally derived from levulinic acid sourced from raw materials such as corn, is well tolerated by most skin types. It is often used in combination with other natural preservatives for increased effectiveness.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: It is commonly used in lotions, moisturizers, facial cleansers, and even some hair products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/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-32522","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\/32522","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=32522"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}