{"id":37835,"date":"2025-12-03T13:18:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/lauric-acid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T13:18:00","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T12:18:00","slug":"lauric-acid","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/lauric-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"LAURIC ACID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>EMULSIFIANT<\/p>\n<p>Fatty acid, Potentially comedogenic<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Lauric acid is primarily used for its antibacterial and antifungal properties, making it an effective ingredient in the treatment of acne-prone skin. In addition, it helps stabilize cosmetic formulations as an emulsifying agent.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Fat-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for cosmetic use, although it may be irritating to very sensitive or allergy-prone skin. <\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is plant-based when derived from coconut or palm oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: Although lauric acid is well tolerated by most skin types, it is advisable to perform a patch test before use to avoid any allergic reactions. In addition, it also plays a role in improving the texture of products.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Soaps, cleansers, and acne treatments, as well as some moisturizers and balms.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong>4<\/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},"class_list":["post-37835","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\/37835","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=37835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}