EWG Safety Score
2
Low
What Is Ammonium Lactate?
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How widely it's used
0.1%
of skincare products contain this ingredient
— placing it in the top 25% of most-used ingredients.
Most common in:
Cleansers
Moisturisers
Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
Show identifiers
- INCI Name
- AMMONIUM LACTATE
- EC Number
- 208-214-8
- Function
- Buffering, Humectant, Keratolytic, Skin Conditioning
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