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  Mechanism of action of Hydroxyacetophenone / SymSave H

  Posted by Sincityfire on April 5, 2021 at 5:45 am

  I’m seeing this ingredient in many products, especially in sheet masks.

  It got me wondering how and why does Hydroxyacetophenone boost the effectiveness of other preservatives?
  How does it compare to other preservative boosters?

  My short literature sweep got me nothing

  Sincityfire replied 3 years ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  Pharma

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  April 5, 2021 at 8:06 am

  It’s a phenol and, like most small phenols, has a certain inherent antimicrobial effect.

  Mode of action: unknown, likely multitarget

  Mode of boosting: unknown, maybe absent

  Comparison with others: unknown

  Many preservatives work a lot better in mixtures, may it be ‘boosters’ or other preservatives.
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  Sincityfire

  Member

  April 5, 2021 at 1:25 pm

  Ahh thanks! It sounded like an intriguing multi functional ingredient with anti-oxidant, preservative boosting and anti-inflammatory claims but publicly available data on it is scant. 

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