Sodium PCA: a salt that holds on to moisture
Sodium PCA: a salt that holds on to moisture. Own illustration.

Sodium PCA

Moisture-binding substances that also occur naturally in the skin.

  • INCISodium PCA
  • What it ishumectant salt
  • Soort informatieGeen studie

Why it is in there

Sodium PCA belongs to the natural moisturising factor: substances your skin makes itself to hold water in the outermost layer. In the face wash it sits alongside other humectants, including urea and niacinamide.

Bron: Rawlings & Harding, Dermatologic Therapy 2004

Where it comes from

A moisture-binding salt that also occurs in the skin itself.

What is known

On the label it appears as sodium PCA, part of a blend of moisture-binding ingredients.

We know of no verifiable research on this blend.

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