{"id":35745,"date":"2025-12-03T12:34:19","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/glycogen\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T12:34:19","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T11:34:19","slug":"glycogen","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/glycogen\/","title":{"rendered":"GLYCOGEN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: \u00a0<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Glycogen is used in cosmetics for its moisturizing and energizing properties. It helps to make the skin softer, more supple, and revitalized by retaining moisture and improving skin cell metabolism.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for topical use on the skin.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, glycogen used in cosmetics can be plant-based, making it compatible with a vegan lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although generally well tolerated, it is always recommended to perform a skin test for those with sensitive skin or who are prone to allergies. Glycogen is particularly valued in anti-aging formulations.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Moisturizers, serums, anti-aging creams, and sometimes hair care 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-35745","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\/35745","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=35745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}