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Fructooligosaccharides
Fructooligosaccharides · FructooligosaccharideHydrator
Plant sugar chains used as a humectant and a prebiotic food source for skin-surface microbes.
What it does
Fructooligosaccharides are short chains of fructose. They hold water at the skin surface as a humectant and act as a prebiotic — a food source intended to support the balance of microbes living on the skin. They are a hydration-and-prebiotic ingredient rather than a skin active.
Also known as
fos
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