Antioxidant ·
Fulvic Acid
What is it?
A naturally occurring humic substance (formed from decomposed organic matter) used in some skincare for its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
What does it do?
According to PubMed, a 2025 review of humic substances (which include fulvic and humic acid) found real antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and wound-healing properties documented across the research base, alongside a chelating/heavy-metal-binding capacity -- a real, broad biomedical review, though it notes composition varies widely by source and calls for standardized extraction methods and more rigorous preclinical evaluation before stronger claims are warranted.
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