Ingredient
Hydroxyacetophenone
An antioxidant that also helps stabilise the preservative system.
What it is there to do
Antioxidant
Slows oxidation, of the formula or on the skin.
What we don't know
- Where it comes from — plant, mineral, synthetic — isn't recorded.
- No published rule in our reference names it. That is about the rules, not safety.
- How much of it is used in any particular product. We hold no concentrations at all.
This is information about an ingredient, not medical advice, and not a judgement about any product that contains it. Back to the reference.