Phytic Acid
What-it-does:
chelating
Details
Though its name says acid, it's not really an exfoliant. It's a plant extract with some antioxidant properties. Its main thing in cosmetic products is to neutralize the metal ions in the formula (that usually get into there from water) that would otherwise cause some not so nice changes. It's a natural alternative to sometimes bad-mouthed chelating agents, EDTAs.
Show me some proof
- Khemis, Abdallah, et al. "A randomized controlled study to evaluate the depigmenting activity of l‐ascorbic acid plus phytic acid–serum vs. placebo on solar lentigines." Journal of cosmetic dermatology 10.4 (2011): 266-272.
- Sarkar, Rashmi, et al. "Comparative evaluation of efficacy and tolerability of glycolic acid, salicylic mandelic acid, and phytic acid combination peels in melasma." Dermatologic Surgery 42.3 (2016): 384-391.
Products with Phytic Acid
Beauty Counter Reflect Effect AHA Smoothing Mask
Makeup Artist's Choice PhytX Overnight Peel
Medix 5.5 Booster Serum 20% AHA/PHA
Revolution Skincare Combination Skin Intense Peeling Solution
Revolution Skincare Dry Skin Intense Peeling Solution
Sarah Chapman Liquid Facial Resurfacer
Skinclinic Melanyc
Beauty Counter All Bright Triple Acid AHA Toner
Glymed Plus Living Cell Clarifier
Moon Juice Acid Potion Resurfacing Exfoliator
Moon Juice Beauty Shroom Exfoliating Acid Potion
Onekind Radical Repair 20% Skin Renewal Pro-mask
Revolution Skincare Combination Skin Peeling Solution
Derma Totale Spotless Skin Pigmentation Serum
Eneomey Light Renew Gel
FCL Fixderma Penta Peel Pads
Farmona Professional New Eye Contour Revitalizing Eye Contour Peel
Glymed Plus Derma Skin Brightener
LANCER Caviar Lime Acid Peel
Obagi Nu-Derm Exfoderm
Olga Lorencin Skin Care Deep Detox Facial In A Box
Peter Thomas Roth Peptide 21 Amino Acid Exfoliating Peel Pads
Pharmaclinix Lightenex Gold Serum
Pharmaclinix Lightenex Gold Serum
Scandinavian Biolabs Eyelash Growth Serum+
SkinMedica Even & Correct Advanced Brightening Treatment
Stacked skincare Hydrating Lip Peel
TOŁPA Dermo Face Sebio Max Efect Peeling Scrub Mask
The Inkey List Phytic Acid Serum
Tru Alchemy Spot Check
Yuderma Melarid Depigmenting Serum
e'clat superior Fadeout Serum
Augustinus Bader The Essence
Augustinus Bader The Exfoliating Toner
Dermalogica Liquid Peelfoliant
Devine Derriere Radical Dark Spot Remover Cream
Fix derma 10% Tranexamic Acid Pigment Correcting Face Serum
Goop Beauty G.Tox Malachite And Aha Purifying Tonic
Healer’s Daughter Deep Hydration 3% Hyaluronic Serum
ISDIN Melaclear Serum
Lixir Night Switch Pha/Aha 10%
Medix 5.5 Booster Serum 3% Hyaluronic Acid
Mesoestetic Brightening Peel Booster
MyCli Soft Peel - Complesso Rivitalizzante Epidermico
Peter Thomas Roth Peptide Skinjection Exfoliating Peel Pads
The Ordinary Behentrimonium Chloride 2% Conditioner
The derma CO 10% PHA Face Serum With Gluconolactone & Hyaluronic Acid
Urban Skin Rx Clear & Even Tone Clarifying Glycolic Pads (2021)
Urban Skin Rx Even Tone Resurfacing At Home Peel Pads
BeautyRx Skincare Advanced Exfoliating Therapy Pads