Phytic Acid

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INCI name

  • PHYTIC ACID,

Alternative names

  • Fytinsäure,
  • Phytinsäure,
  • Phytic Acid (Raw Materials Certified Organic),
  • Inositol-Hexaphosphat,
  • Phytate,
  • Inositolhexaphosphorsäure-Ester,

Origin

  • synthetic,

Definition

No information available

INCI function

  • Chelating,

Substance category

No information available

Characteristics

  • Reacts and forms complexes with metal ions which could affect the stability and/or appearance of cosmetics
  • Works against free radicals
  • contributes to the repair of DNA damage

CAS-No.

  • 83-86-3,

EINECS/EILINCS-No.

  • 201-506-6,

Studies, literature and statements

Kosmetik-Inhaltsstoffe A-Z, page 176

Phytic acid. Chelating agent, dental hygiene product. Derived from rice.

Altmeyers Enzyklopädie

Cosmetics: Technically, phytic acid is extracted from rice husks. It serves as a chelating agent. Inositol hexaphosphate has antioxidant properties and can deactivate free radicals (Goufo P et al. 2014). The substance contributes to the repair of damage in the DNA. Both in vivo and in vitro results could show a preventive as well as therapeutic anticarcinogenic effect of inositol hexaphosphate (Fox CH et al. 2002).

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