Antioxidant
ACETYL ZINGERONE METHYL ETHER
Safety score · 0–100
Good
Derived from EU CosIng regulatory status, PubChem hazard data and published research. How we score.
About
A methyl-etherified, acetylated derivative of zingerone (from ginger) — an antioxidant ingredient that helps protect skin from oxidative stress while being more stable than the parent phenol.
Function
Skin benefits
- Antioxidant — helps quench free radicals
- Skin-protecting and conditioning
- Stable, capped phenolic structure
- Ginger-derived parent compound
Known concerns
- Limited cosmetic-specific safety dossier
- Methyl-ether capping reduces but does not eliminate phenolic reactivity
References
EU CosIng database
European Commission cosmetic ingredient registry — regulatory status, restrictions, authorised functions.
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