Ingredient · INCI listed
Magnesium Pca
A magnesium salt and part of the skin's natural moisturizing factor, used as a humectant that hydrates and conditions. Gentle and well tolerated.
Data summary
Products containing
2
Most common in
1 product
moisturizers
Typical pairing
Betaine
In the catalog
Magnesium Pca by the numbers.
We've catalogued 2 products that use magnesium pca, and it's strongly concentrated in moisturizers — 1 product, 50% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 70/100 on average (above the catalog norm); the strongest is Glow Recipe Banana Soufflé Moisture Cream at 73/100.
It co-occurs most with Turmeric (1 shared formula) and Centella Asiatica (1 shared formula).
Where it shows up