Sodium Hydroxide is used mostly for formulation purposes. It helps to hold the pH level of a product. It also works as a chemical exfoliator that removes dead cells. Usually concentration of this component is low in skin care products and it’s used mostly for adjusting pH.
Sodium Hydroxide in Skincare
- Roles: Buffering agent
- Comedogenicity: 0
Products with Sodium Hydroxide
Total found: 11184
Positioning
0%
1
0.1%
2
0.4%
3
0.8%
4
1.3%
5
1.6%
6
1.9%
7
2.2%
8
2.3%
9
2.7%
10
3.1%
11
3.5%
12
3.2%
13
4%
14
3.9%
15
4.3%
16
4%
17
4%
18
4%
19
4.1%
20
3.9%
21
3.4%
22
3.6%
23
3.2%
24
3%
25
3.1%
26
2.5%
27
2.5%
28
2.1%
29
2.2%
30
1.9%
31
1.6%
32
1.5%
33
1.4%
34
1.2%
35
1.1%
36
0.8%
37
1%
38
0.7%
39
0.8%
40
0.6%
41
0.7%
42
0.5%
43
0.4%
44
0.4%
45
0.5%
46
0.3%
47
0.3%
48
0.4%
49
0.2%
50
0.3%
51
0.2%
52
0.2%
53
0.2%
54
0.2%
55
0.2%
56
0.1%
57
0.1%
58
0.1%
59
0.1%
60
0.1%
61
0.1%
62
0.1%
63
0.1%
64
0.1%
65
0%
66
0.1%
67
0%
68
0.1%
69
0%
70
0%
71
0%
72
0%
73
0.1%
74
0%
75
0%
76
0%
77
0%
78
0%
79
0%
80
0%
81
0%
82
0%
83
0%
85
0%
86
0%
89
0%
90
0%
92
0%
94
0%
95
0%
97
0%
99
0%
101
0%
109
0%
114
0%
118
0%
119