Cosmetic ingredient dictionary

Levulinic Acid in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

Levulinic Acid is a cosmetic ingredient that keeps the skin in good condition. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 182 products, most often shampoos.

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What does Levulinic Acid do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, Levulinic Acid keeps the skin in good condition and adds scent. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: skin conditioning and perfuming.

skin conditioningperfuming

What other names and numbers does Levulinic Acid have?

CAS number
123-76-2
EC number
204-649-2
CosIng reference
35007

Which products contain Levulinic Acid?

Open Beauty Facts finds Levulinic Acid in the ingredient lists of 182 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and bath and shower.

  • Shampoos21
  • Hair care17
  • Bath and shower11
  • Shower gels11
  • Body care11

Products with it, by country of sale: France 75 · Germany 66 · Austria 6 · Poland 5.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where Levulinic Acid turns up, not how much of the market it is.

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL

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