EWG Safety Score
2
Low
What Is Ammonium Lactate?
Ammonium Lactate is a cosmetic ingredient.
There is limited independent published research on its topical use, so this entry describes what the ingredient is rather than making specific performance claims.
How widely it's used
0.1%
of skincare products contain this ingredient
— placing it in the top 25% of most-used ingredients.
Most common in:
Cleansers
Moisturisers
Regulatory information
Standardised cosmetic-ingredient identifiers used by regulators.
Show identifiers
- INCI Name
- AMMONIUM LACTATE
- EC Number
- 208-214-8
- Function
- Buffering, Humectant, Keratolytic, Skin Conditioning
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