Azelaic acid
On the label: Azelaic Acid · Active · regulated as a drug in some uses
What it is
A dicarboxylic acid from grains. Prescription strengths (15 to 20 percent) are drugs; cosmetic products use about 10 percent or less.
Actives: Actives are the ingredients a product is built around: acids, retinoids, vitamins and the like.
Wikidata: Chemical compound. Q413504 →
In the research
410 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Azelaic acid as a novel antivirulence agent against Pseudomonas aeruginosa: In silico, in vitro and in vivo efficacy and biocompatibility · Microbial pathogenesis, 2026
- Functionalized Au@Ag nanorod-embedded triple-network hydrogel for wearable SERS analysis of azelaic acid, H(2)O(2) and pH in sweat · Analytica chimica acta, 2026
- pH-regulated supersaturation enables nanonization of three model drugs for enhanced oral and transdermal delivery · International journal of pharmaceutics, 2026
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
Other actives
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