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Caprylhydroxamic Acid

Caprylhydroxamic Acid
🔒 Preservative ↗🧲 Chelating agent ↗

A preservative booster and chelating ingredient used to help protect cosmetic formulations from microbial contamination.

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Safety: Generally well tolerated by most skin types.
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Comedogenic rating(likelihood of clogging pores)
0/5 — Will not clog pores
✓ Does not disqualify fragrance-free, alcohol-free, SLS-free or paraben-free claims
Common names & aliases
No aliases recorded
Functions
🔒 Preservative
Prevents bacterial and fungal growth, keeping the formula safe to use.
🧲 Chelating agent
Binds metal ions to prevent formula degradation and boost preservative effectiveness.
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