A chelating agent used alongside preservatives in order to boost their antimicrobial activity.
Functions
Chelating
Chelating
Chelating – deactivates harmful heavy metal ions.
Chelating
Chelating
Chelating – deactivates harmful heavy metal ions.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Caprylhydroxamic acid is best known for its work as a chelating agent. It is commonly used alongside preservatives, as its chelating behavior boosts the efficacy of the antimicrobial ingredients.
A chelating agent is a large compound that surrounds and chemically disables other materials that could potentially diminish the stability of the skincare product, such as heavy metal ions. In the case of caprylhydroxamic acid, the material being chelated is necessary for microbes to grow and reproduce.
Therefore, it creates a bacteriostatic environment, or one where the bacteria population does not continue to grow.
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