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Tocopheryl Acetate
Tocopheryl AcetateAntioxidant
A shelf-stable form of vitamin E that keeps a product’s oils fresh. Its antioxidant benefit for skin is shown only in lab studies.
What it does
It’s a shelf-stable form of vitamin E that keeps a product’s oils fresh. Your skin has to convert it to plain vitamin E first, so its antioxidant effect on skin is milder than plain vitamin E’s.
The EU’s ingredient database lists it as an antioxidant (slows reactions with oxygen, like going rancid).European Commission, CosIng (© European Union, CC BY 4.0) · uses put in plain words by Drop ↗
Also known as
vitamin e acetate
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