Galacturonic Acid
AKA “D-Galactopyranuronic acid, D-GalA, (2S, 3R, 4S, 5R)-3, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid, Galacuronate, Galactopyranuronate, GALA, galactopyranuronic acid, D-galacturonate, CHEBI:4153, DTXSID001015577”
Acid
Ingredient Facts
Galacturonic acid
AKA: D-Galactopyranuronic acid, D-GalA, (2S, 3R, 4S, 5R)-3, 4, 5, 6-tetrahydroxyoxane-2-carboxylic acid, Galacuronate, Galactopyranuronate, Galactopyranuronic acid, D-galacturonate, CHEBI:4153, DTXSID001015577
Acid · Humectant · EWG: 4
Synthetic
Humectant
Chelating Agent
Acid
Not Clean
D-galactopyranuronic acid is the pyranose form of D-galacturonic acid. It is a conjugate acid of a D-galactopyranuronate.
Formula
C6H10O7
Mol. Weight
194.14
CAS #
685-73-4
Form
Liquid
State
Solid
See origin →
Functions
Buffering
Chelating
Grabs onto metal ions in water that would destabilize the formula. Keeps your product from going bad or changing color.
Humectant
A moisture magnet. Pulls water from the air and deeper skin layers up to the surface to keep skin plump and hydrated.
Locks In Moisture
Traditional Use
A uronic acid found naturally in plant cell walls, isolated and studied in the 20th century. Its use in cosmetics is modern, developed for its potential moisturizing and skin-conditioning properties rather than traditional use.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Safety Assessment of Anhydrogalactose,Anhydroglucitol, Anhydroxylitol, Arabinose,Psicose, Saccharide Hydrolysate, andSaccharide Isomerate as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Safety Assessment of Galactomannans as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
Allantoin Galacturonic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Allantoin Polygalacturonic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Anhydrogalactose
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galactonolactone
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galactose
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galactosyl Fructose
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galacturonic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Galactoarabinan
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Head Louse Feces: Chemical Analysis and Behavioral Activity.
Galassi FG, Picollo MI, Gonzalez-Audino P
Journal of medical entomology, 2020
Galantamine
Health Canada
Health Canada Cosmetic Ingredient Hotlist
Molecular characterization of a galactomannan extracted from Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) seeds.
Ibieta G, Bustos AS, Ortiz-Sempértegui J, Linares-Pastén JA, Peñarrieta JM
Scientific reports, 2023
Safety Assessment of Anhydrogalactose, Anhydroglucitol, Anhydroxylitol, Arabinose, Psicose, Saccharide Hydrolysate, and Saccharide Isomerate as Used i
Johnson W Jr, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Safety Assessment of Anhydrogalactose, Anhydroglucitol, Anhydroxylitol, Arabinose, Psicose, Saccharide Hydrolysate, and Saccharide Isomerate as Used i
Johnson W Jr, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Arabinoxylan and rhamnogalacturonan mucilage: Outgoing and potential trends of pharmaceutical, environmental, and medicinal merits.
Kamel R, Afifi SM, Kassem IAA, Elkasabgy NA, Farag MA
International journal of biological macromolecules, 2020
Antioxidant and Antiaging Properties of Agar Obtained from Brown Seaweed Laminaria digitata (Hudson) in D-Galactose-Induced Swiss Albino Mice.
Reshma BS, Aavula T, Narasimman V, Ramachandran S, Essa MM et al.
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2022
Galactose-Induced Skin Aging: The Role of Oxidative Stress.
Bauyrzhan Umbayev, Sholpan Askarova, Aigul Almabayeva, Timur Saliev, Abdul-Razak Masoud, Denis Bulanin
Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity, 2020
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate Potentiates an Anti-Inflamm...
Xianghong Yan, Gaku Tsuji, Akiko Hashimoto-Hachiya, Masutaka Furue
Journal of clinical medicine, 2022
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate Potentiates an Anti-Inflamm...
Xianghong Yan, Gaku Tsuji, Akiko Hashimoto-Hachiya, Masutaka Furue
Journal of clinical medicine, 2022
Galactomyces Ferment Filtrate Potentiates an Anti-Inflammaging System in Keratinocytes.
Yan X, Tsuji G, Hashimoto-Hachiya A, Furue M
Journal of clinical medicine, 2022
Sugar alcohols derived from lactose: lactitol, galactitol, and sorbitol.
Zhang W, Chen J, Chen Q, Wu H, Mu W
Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2020
Verified Jun 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR