What does Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate do in skincare?

Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate is an active ingredient: it's there to change how skin looks or behaves, not just how the product feels.

Is Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate good for sensitive skin?

Pori rates it neutral for sensitive skin: it isn't a known irritant at usual levels.

Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate in Skincare

Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate at a glance

Function	Active
Active class	Vitamin c
Comedogenic rating	0/5
Irritation potential	Low
Also listed as	None
How common	On 145 of 21,918 product labels in Pori's copy of Open Beauty Facts

What does Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate help with?

In Pori's database it's linked to dark spots and uneven tone, dullness, breakouts. How much it helps depends on how high it sits on the label: ingredients are listed from most to least, and anything past roughly the tenth spot is usually present at 1% or less.

Is Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate good for my skin type?

These ratings come from the same fixed rules Pori's ingredient scanner uses, applied to a typical profile for each skin type. Your own result in the app also weighs your scan results and concerns.

Skin type	Rating	Why
Normal	Good fit	Active
Dry	Neutral	Active
Oily	Good fit	Active
Combination	Neutral	Active
Sensitive	Neutral	Active

Is Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate comedogenic?

It has a comedogenic rating of 0 out of 5 in Pori's ingredient database, so it's unlikely to clog pores. Ratings like this come from older tests on single ingredients, and a finished product with it isn't necessarily pore-clogging. A 2006 study in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology found that finished products made with comedogenic ingredients were not necessarily comedogenic, so treat the number as a hint, not a verdict.

Which products contain Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate?

Products in Pori's curated catalogue that list it as a key ingredient:

Yes To Watermelon Super Fresh Facial Cleanser (cleanser)
Mad Hippie Daily Protective Serum (serum)
Isntree Onion Gel Cream (moisturizer)
The INKEY List Vitamin B, C and E moisturizer (moisturizer)
Pond's BRIGHT BEAUTY Face Scrub (exfoliant)

How do I check a product with Sodium Ascorbyl Phosphate?

Scan the barcode or photograph the ingredient list with Pori's ingredient scanner (a Pro feature). It rates every ingredient for your skin type, flags fragrance, pore-clogging and irritating ingredients, and gives the product an overall match score. It's a guide to ingredients, not a diagnosis, so see a dermatologist about any reaction.

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Ingredient data from Pori's ingredient database; product counts from Open Beauty Facts (ODbL). General information, not medical advice.