- INCI Name:Sodium PCA
- Functions:Moisturizing Agent
- Labeling Claims:Credo Clean Standard, Clean at Sephora, Preservative-free, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
- Certifications & Compliance:ISO 16128, CFDA Compliant (China), IECIC (China), COSMOS
- Benefit Claims:Restoring, Softening, Moisturizing, Non-Sticky, Moisture Retention, Non-Greasy Feel, Moisture Barrier, Nourishing, Soothing
- Synonyms:2-Pyrrolidinone-5-carboxylic Acid Sodium Salt, 2-Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic Acid Sodium Salt, 5-Carboxy-2-pyrrolidone Sodium Salt, L -Proline, 5-oxo-, Monosodium Salt, L -Proline, 5-oxo-, Sodium Salt, Monosodium L -pyroglutamate, Proline, 5-oxo-, Monosodium Salt, L -, Sodium 2-oxo-5-pyrrolidinecarboxylate, Sodium 2-pyrrolidinone-5-carboxylate, Sodium 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate, Sodium L -pyroglutamate, Sodium L -pyrrolidonecarboxylate, Sodium Pidolate, Sodium Pyroglutamate, Sodium Pyrrolidone-5-carboxylate
Nalidone® is the sodium salt of L-pyrrolidone carboxylic acid (L-PCA) in a 50% solution. L-PCA is obtained by the cyclization of L-glutamic acid, an amino acid of vegetal origin. It acts as an extracellular moisturizing osmoregulator, providing and restoring optimal hydration levels in the stratum corneum.
