sodium levulinate
AKA “19856-23-6, Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, sodium salt, VK44E1MQU8, DTXSID60173608, LEVULINIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, RefChem:183967, DTXCID2096099, 243-378-4, Sodium 4-oxovalerate”
Skin Conditioning
Ingredient Facts
Sodium levulinate
AKA: 19856-23-6, Pentanoic acid, 4-oxo-, Sodium salt, VK44E1MQU8, DTXSID60173608, LEVULINIC ACID, SODIUM SALT, RefChem:183967, DTXCID2096099, 243-378-4, Sodium 4-oxovalerate
Skin Conditioning · Miscellaneous · EWG: 1
Synthetic
Skin Conditioner
Clean
Sodium 4-oxovalerate
Formula
C5H7NaO3
Mol. Weight
138.10
CAS #
19856-23-6
Form
Powder
See origin →
Functions
Miscellaneous
Skin Conditioning Miscellaneous
Improves skin feel
Traditional Use
A modern synthetic preservative developed as part of the clean beauty movement to replace parabens, derived from levulinic acid and designed to inhibit microbial growth in cosmetic products.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types, gentle
Best For
General
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Hydrating Firming Serum
Alpyn Beauty
The Radiance Ritual
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Smooth & Soothe Duo
Odacité
Clean-ical Formulations AM + PM Serum Duo
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Hydra-Firm Full Body Duo • C-Glow & C-Smooth • Vitamin C+ Kakadu Plum
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Intense Repair Eye Cream Refill • Edelweiss Extrême® • Peptides + Carnosine
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Derm-Restore Super Serum • Edelweiss Extrême® • Peptides + Carnosine
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Sun Defense Performance Duo • SPF 50 + Super Serum
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Anti-aging Dream Duo • SPF 50 + Retinol
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Age-Defying Fundamentals
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Day & Night Eye Care Duo
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Sun Damage Defense Duo • SPF 50 + Vitamin C
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Anti Aging Eye & Sun Defense Duo
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Daily Calm Cleansing Duo
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Edelweiss Extrême® • Hydra-Calm Cream Cleanser • Peptides + Carnosine
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SPF 50 Color Balm Duo
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SPF 50 Tinted Sunscreen & Color Balm Duo
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Winter Renewal Ritual
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Skin Perfecting Skincare Set
Acure
AI Peptide Serum
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The Firm & Smooth Serum Duo
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AI Peptide Serum Duo
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The Texture Repair Set
Acure
Zombie Cell Clarifying System
Acure
Zombie Cell Clarifying Serum Mini
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Botanical D Moisture Mist
One Love Organics
Botanical D Moisture Mist - 3 Pack
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Mist RX
Goldfaden MD
Radiance Boosting Starter Set
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Eye Defy
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Radiance Renewal Eye Duo
Goldfaden MD
Body Surge Travel
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Dream Set
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Radiance Repair Trio
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Middlemist Seven™ Cream Cleanser Mini
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Phaze™ Gel Cleanser
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Gentle Genius™ Barrier Care Rapid Rescue Hand Cream
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The Gemini™ Stretch Mark System
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Phaze™ Gel Cleanser Mini
Pai Skincare
The Rosehip Ritual
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Easy Calm, Easy Glow Gift Set
Pai Skincare
Retinol Alternative Cream
Indie Lee
I-Waken Eye Serum
Indie Lee
Serum For Days! Trio
Indie Lee
[Travel Size] Hydra-Restore Cream Cleanser (20mL)
Grown Alchemist
Effects of Sodium Salts of Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives on Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium.
Akinbote OE, Verana G, Dandekar AA, Tijani AO, Mishra D et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023
Effects of Sodium Salts of Fatty Acids and Their Derivatives on Skin Permeation of Cromolyn Sodium.
Akinbote OE, Verana G, Dandekar AA, Tijani AO, Mishra D et al.
AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023
Safety Assessment of Levulinic Acid and Sodium Levulinate as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
levulinic acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
sodium levulinate
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
levulinic acid
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
sodium levulinate
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
SODIUM SALT
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Physicochemical and safety evaluation of 5-aminolevulinic acid in novel liposomes as carrier for skin delivery.
Fang YP, Wu PC, Tsai YH, Huang YB
Journal of liposome research, 2008
Physicochemical and safety evaluation of 5-aminolevulinic acid in novel liposomes as carrier for skin delivery.
Fang YP, Wu PC, Tsai YH, Huang YB
Journal of liposome research, 2008
Safety Assessment of Levulinic Acid and Sodium Levulinate as Used in Cosmetics.
Raj PS, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Cohen DE, Klaassen CD et al.
International journal of toxicology, 2025
Oil components modulate the skin delivery of 5-aminolevulinic acid and its ester prodrug from oil-in-water and water-in-oil nanoemulsions.
Zhang LW, Al-Suwayeh SA, Hung CF, Chen CC, Fang JY
International journal of nanomedicine, 2011
Verified Jun 2026
Data: PubChem · CosIng · EWG · CIR