Ingredient · INCI listed
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone
A synthetic antioxidant marketed as a gentle, retinol-like smoothing agent, used to improve tone and texture with minimal irritation. Newer and lightly studied.
Data summary
Products containing
6
Most common in
4 products
retinoids
Typical pairing
Retinol
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In the catalog
Hydroxymethoxyphenyl Decanone by the numbers.
The DermFND database tracks 6 products formulated with hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone, and it's strongly concentrated in retinoids — 4 products, 67% of where it shows up. Formulations carrying it score 80/100 on average (well above the catalog norm); the strongest is The Ordinary Natural Moisturizing Factors + PhytoCeramides at 86/100.
Of those, 3 products score 80 or higher in our analysis. It co-occurs most with Retinol (4 shared formulas) and Squalane (3 shared formulas). The median price of a hydroxymethoxyphenyl decanone product here is $16.
Where it shows up
