3-Glyceryl Ascorbate
What 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate is & what it does
3-Glyceryl Ascorbate is a stabilized derivative of vitamin C in which ascorbic acid is bonded to a glyceryl group to improve its stability in water-based formulas. It is generally used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent, intended to deliver vitamin C activity with less of the instability of pure ascorbic acid. It tends to be gentler and easier to formulate than raw ascorbic acid. It appears in a small number of catalog products, with no specific concerns flagged.
What is 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate?
It is a stabilized vitamin C derivative in which ascorbic acid is bonded to a glyceryl group to improve stability in water-based formulas. It is used as an antioxidant skincare ingredient.
What does 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate do in skincare?
It is generally used as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent, intended to deliver vitamin C activity with less of the instability of pure ascorbic acid. It tends to be gentler and easier to formulate than raw vitamin C.
Is 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate safe?
It is generally considered well tolerated and is often chosen as a milder vitamin C option, and no specific concerns are flagged for it here. Sensitive users can still patch test a new vitamin C product.
Sunscreens with 3-Glyceryl Ascorbate
We rate 3 sunscreens that contain it:
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Nine2Five Face The Day - 3 In 1 - SPF 30 Antioxidant Daily Moisturizer
70/100
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Ardene solari Aqua Newgen Sunscreen SPF 50
70/100
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Siam Skin Retinol Lighten Day Cream SPF 30
63/100