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Sodium Levulinate
Sodium Levulinate
A salt made from plant sugars that helps keep products fresh. Often paired with sodium anisate as a natural-style preservative.
What it does
Made from plant sugars, it helps keep products fresh and softens skin. It’s often paired with sodium anisate as a natural-style preservative, and it helps keep pH steady. It’s there for preservation and feel, not to act on skin.
The evidence, graded
expert consensusUS safety reviewers (2025) assessed levulinic acid and sodium levulinate, which products use to condition skin. They judged both safe as used, in products made not to irritate.Raj 2025 · 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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