Sugars & Sugar Alcohols
Humectant
What is Sugars & Sugar Alcohols?
Simple sugars, sugar alcohols and short sugar chains that draw water to the skin's surface. Some, such as rhamnose and fructooligosaccharides, are also marketed as prebiotics that support the skin's natural microbiome. Gentle and well tolerated.
In skincare terms, Sugars & Sugar Alcohols is a hydrating ingredient that helps the skin attract and hold on to water.
What does it do?
Sugars & Sugar Alcohols is primarily used for humectant.
Who it may suit
It is generally considered gentle and well tolerated by most skin types. It is widely used across products for all skin types.
Where you'll find it
In our catalogue, Sugars & Sugar Alcohols appears in moisturisers, serums, masks, sets and more.
Also listed as
On an ingredients label (INCI), Sugars & Sugar Alcohols may appear as: mannitol, xylitol, rhamnose, fructooligosaccharides, fructose, maltose, mannose, xylose, xylitylglucoside, anhydroxylitol.
