Ingredient
Potassium Hyaluronate
Hyaluronic Acid Potassium Salt
K-Hyaluronate
What it is
The potassium salt of hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring polysaccharide found in skin's own extracellular matrix, used here as a humectant.
How it works
Binds many times its own weight in water and forms a thin surface film that draws and holds moisture in the outer skin layers, temporarily plumping and hydrating the skin surface.
What it does
Humectant
Skin conditioning
Concerns to know
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Well tolerated
No significant safety concern is reported for this ingredient as used in cosmetics.