{"id":54850,"date":"2025-12-03T16:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/urocanic-acid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T16:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:58:23","slug":"urocanic-acid","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/urocanic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"UROCANIC ACID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type:<\/strong>HUMECTANT\/WATER-SOLUBLE<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Urocanic acid is mainly used as a conditioning agent for the skin and protects against UV rays. It helps maintain skin hydration and suppleness.<\/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, urocanic acid can be synthetically sourced and is suitable for vegan formulations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Please note: Although this ingredient is generally well tolerated, there may be irritating reactions for particularly sensitive skin. Urocanic acid is naturally present in the skin and is part of the natural moisturizing factor (NMF).<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Sun creams, moisturizing lotions and anti-aging skin 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-54850","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\/54850","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=54850"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}