{"id":52090,"date":"2025-12-03T16:31:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/hydroxy-oxobenzoxathiol\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:31:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:31:37","slug":"hydroxy-oxobenzoxathiol","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/hydroxy-oxobenzoxathiol\/","title":{"rendered":"HYDROXY OXOBENZOXATHIOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Hydroxy Oxobenzoxathiol is used for its skin-whitening and complexion-brightening properties. It is often included to reduce pigmentation spots and even out skin tone by inhibiting melanin production.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Water-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: extensive studies are required to establish the full safety of this ingredient, but it is generally considered safe at recommended use concentrations. However, prior skin testing is advised.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is synthetic and suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 To know: Although this ingredient is effective at brightening skin, it's important to use it with caution. It can increase skin sensitivity to the sun, so it's recommended to also use sun protection. May cause irritation to sensitive skin.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Depigmenting serums, lightening creams and brown spot treatments.<\/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-52090","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\/52090","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=52090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}