{"id":42878,"date":"2025-12-03T14:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/sodium-pca\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:42:43","slug":"sodium-pca","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/sodium-pca\/","title":{"rendered":"SODIUM PCA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>Natural moisturizing factor<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Sodium PCA is a powerful humectant used in cosmetics to attract moisture to the skin and maintain its hydration. It helps to make the skin softer and more supple.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> Safety: Yes, this ingredient is generally considered safe for topical use.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, Sodium PCA is plant-based and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Note: It is derived from L-glutamine, an amino acid naturally present in the skin, which makes it well tolerated. However, in cases of highly reactive skin or specific allergies, a tolerance test is recommended before use.<\/p>\n<p>  Found in: Moisturizers, serums, lotions, and hair care products.<\/p>\n<p><strong>comedogenic index:\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-42878","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\/42878","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=42878"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}