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Folic Acid
Folic Acid
Vitamin B9. It’s added on the idea that it helps skin cells repair their DNA, but evidence for it on skin is thin.
What it does
It’s added on the idea that skin cells, which divide quickly, need folate to copy and repair their DNA, including after sun damage. Most studies are on animals or lab-grown skin; independent trials on human skin are few. It’s the lab-made form of folate.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as a skin conditioner, its general term for an ingredient that keeps skin in good condition.European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
vitamin b9, pteroylglutamic acid, folate
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