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Coconut Acid
Coconut Acid
Helps a product cleanse and keeps oil and water mixed.
What it does
It’s the mix of fatty acids taken from coconut oil. It’s there to help the formula, not to change your skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2011) assessed coconut oil and the related ingredients made from it; their index lists cocoglycerides, hydrogenated coco-glycerides, coconut acid and potassium cocoate under that report. They say coconut oil may condition skin or hair, and judged coconut oil and the related ingredients safe as used.Burnett 2011 · International Journal of Toxicology ↗
Graded per the methodology: strong · moderate · emerging · expert consensus. A weak source on a strong claim gets the weaker label.
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