Hydroxyacetophenone
Hydroxyacetophenone is an antioxidant ingredient. It’s in 467 products on Poliage, most often body lotion, serum and moisturizer. Avoid lists on Poliage that include it: none.
Updated October 22, 2026
In plain English
A compound found in some plants and made synthetically. Used as an antioxidant and to boost preservatives.
What it does
Contains Hydroxyacetophenone: antioxidant
Function listed in CosIng
Source: CosIng, the European Commission cosmetic ingredient database, ref 90948, accessed October 22, 2026.
Products that contain Hydroxyacetophenone
Rare Beauty
Perfect Strokes Universal Volumizing Mascara - Brown
Mascara · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Balea
Pflegender Concealer
Lists silicones
Herbivore
PHOENIX Rosehip + Sea Buckthorn Body Cream
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, essential oils
Dermalogica
Phyto Nature Lifting Eye Cream
Eye cream · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils
BYOMA
Phyto-Mucin Glow Serum
Serum · Lists exfoliating acid
Tree Hut
Pink Champagne Daily Moisturizing Scrub
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, retinoid, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Tree Hut
Pink Champagne Hydraglow Body Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, silicones
Supergoop
Play Everyday Lotion SPF 50 with Sunflower Extract
Lists essential oils, chemical UV filters
Gold Bond
Plumping Collagen Body & Face Serum Lotion
Body lotion · Lists fragrance, silicones
Freeman
Plumping Collagen Facial Sheet Mask
Mask · Lists fragrance
Hanskin
Pore Cleansing Oil - BHA
Lists exfoliating acid, essential oils, salicylic acid, coconut derivatives
SHEGLAM
Pout Polish Peel-Off Lip Mask
Lip · Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, silicones
Palladio
POWDER FINISH FOUNDATION
Foundation · Lists silicones
Dermalogica
Powerbright Dark Spot Serum
Serum · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, coconut derivatives
Dermalogica
Powerbright Overnight Cream
Moisturizer · Lists fragrance allergens, essential oils, silicones
Medik8
Press & Clear
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid, salicylic acid
Medik8
Press & Glow
Toner · Lists exfoliating acid
Fenty Beauty
Pro Filt’r Instant Retouch Concealer
Concealer · Lists drying alcohol, silicones
Elemis
Pro-Collagen Tri-Acid Peel
Exfoliant · Lists fragrance, drying alcohol, exfoliating acid
Haruharu Wonder
Probiotics Barrier 2% NAD + Serum Mist
Serum · Lists coconut derivatives
Haruharu Wonder
Probiotics Barrier Essence / Unscented
Toner · None of Poliage’s flag groups listed
Nivea Sun
protect & moisture SPF 50+
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Nivea Sun
Protect & Moisture Travel Size, SPF50
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, chemical UV filters
Nivea Sun
Protect & Moisture, SPF30
Lists fragrance, fragrance allergens, drying alcohol, sulfates, chemical UV filters
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