Sodium usnate (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 23.02.2021

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CAS number: 39012-86-7 / 347

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

"Sodium" refers to the element sodium, "usnate" to esters/salts of usnic acid (usnic acid belongs to the lichen acids and is obtained from the lichen species of the family Usneaceae that occur worldwide). Sodium usnate is a substance used in cosmetic preparations. It has antimicrobial and antiseborrheic effects.

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Last updated on: 23.02.2021

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer