Can I use Behenic Acid with Potassium Hydroxide?
Works well together
Behenic Acid and Potassium Hydroxide are generally compatible and can be layered in the same routine. As always, introduce one new active at a time and watch how your skin responds.
Behenic AcidEmollient
- ✓Provides rich, creamy emollient texture
- ✓Helps stabilise emulsions
Potassium HydroxideOther
- ✓Adjusts and stabilizes formula pH
- ✓Neutralizes acidic ingredients to achieve target pH
- ⚠Caustic at high concentration; used in tiny amounts in finished products where it is fully neutralized
