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Histidine

INCI Histidine

Skin-Identical Amino Acid / Antioxidant + Soothing Active Ingredients

What it is & what it does

Histidine is a skin-identical amino acid with hydration, soothing and antioxidant relevance.
Amino acids contribute to NMF and skin resilience, while histidine also has antioxidant and soothing relevance. In skin, histidine metabolism is also linked with urocanic acid, an important epidermal molecule involved in the skin’s response to UV exposure.

Usage & cautions

Information approach Consumer-friendly summaries are informed by established cosmetic ingredient references such as INCIDecoder and Paula’s Choice Ingredient Dictionary, while avoiding turning ingredient-level evidence into medical claims about the finished product.