Erythorbic Acid

Erythorbic Acid

AKA “D-Araboascorbic acid, D-Isoascorbic acid, Isoascorbic acid, D-Erythorbic acid, Araboascorbic acid, Isovitamin C, Erycorbin, Glucosaccharonic acid”

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Ingredient Facts

Erythorbic acid

AKA: D-Araboascorbic acid, D-Isoascorbic acid, Isoascorbic acid, D-Erythorbic acid, Araboascorbic acid, Isovitamin C, Erycorbin, Glucosaccharonic acid

Synthetic · Antioxidant · EWG: 4

Synthetic

Antioxidant

Preservative

Anti-Aging

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Clean

A powerful antioxidant that helps protect your skin from environmental damage and keeps products fresh, maintaining their effectiveness over time.

Solubility Soluble in alcohol, pyridine; moderately soluble in acetone; slightly soluble in glycerol

Formula

C6H8O6

Mol. Weight

176.12

CAS #

89-65-6

Form

Liquid

State

Other Solid; Dry Powder

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Functions

Antioxidant

Fights free radicals — the unstable molecules from UV, pollution, and stress that break down collagen and cause premature aging.

Preservative

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Anti-Aging

Targets fine lines, wrinkles, or loss of firmness. Works by boosting collagen, speeding cell turnover, or both.

Antimicrobial

Keeps your product from growing bacteria, mold, or yeast. Without these, that jar of cream becomes a petri dish in about a week.

Neutralizes Free Radicals

Traditional Use

Synthesized in the 1930s as an isomer of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). Developed primarily as an antioxidant preservative in foods and cosmetics, with less antioxidant skin benefit than L-ascorbic acid.