Citric acid – store pickup – Eco Collective

Naturally occurring Citric Acid is a member of the alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) group and in skin care products it is often used as an ingredient in exfoliants and chemical peels. Citric acid is known to help speed up new cell turnover, unclog pores, help even skin tone and helps to brighten and soften skin. Unlike other acids citric acid contains many antioxidant properties making it great to help fight pesky external aggressors like the sun or air pollution. Citric acid can also be used to make bath bombs or shower steamers.

Instructions

To reduce the pH (increase the acidity) of water based products, add Citric Acid at approximately 0.2% during the water phase or final phase. Ideally, skin care products should have a pH between 4.5 and 5.5. In an exfoliant or chemical peel Citric Acid can be added at up to 5%. Alpha hydroxy acids can irritate the skin, so exercise caution.

Ingredient Function: Typically used as a pH adjuster, mild exfoliator and antioxidant.

Best stored in an amber jar or away from light with a tight seal lid.

Ingredients

Citric acid.

Packaging

Mason jars:

These mason jars are smooth sided, with a one-piece silver metal lid.

0.25 cup – 4 oz capacity mason jar

0.75 cup – 8 fl oz capacity mason jar.

1.75 cups – 16 fl oz capacity mason jar.

Origin

Distributed from Portland, Oregon, by Essential Wholesale, a local vendor that is dedicated to sustainability and crafting natural personal care products. Bulk for pickup

This is a part of our bulk for store pickup collection! Here you can order anything from our Ballard, Seattle storefront’s Bulk Bar for store pickup, so it’s ready to go when you arrive.

Our retail store has a zero waste jar return program – so you can fill up any bulk product in our reusable mason jars – each jar has a $2 deposit so you can return clean, dry jars to us for a refund or credit, and we’ll sanitize and reuse them again and again!