Phytosphingosine: version 1

Saved 2026-09-27 04:29 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added CeraVe Moisturizing Cream 16 oz (453 g), UPC 301871373164 (wanted list). Identity and the 2018 ingredient list come from the two Open Beauty Facts photographs (front and ingredient panel, 2018-0. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Phytosphingosine <!--ingredient-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Phytosphingosine
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## References <!--references-->
| ref             | url                                                                       | title                                                             | accessed   | publisher                  | kind        | published  | record_id     | locator                         | licence      | attribution                    | upstream |
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| off-ingredients | https://images.openbeautyfacts.org/images/products/030/187/137/3164/3.jpg | Ingredient panel of the 16 oz jar, photographed 2018              | 2026-09-27 | Open Beauty Facts          | pack        | 2018-04-28 | 0301871373164 | Ingredient panel                | CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Beauty Facts contributors |          |
| cir-ceramides   | https://www.cir-safety.org/sites/default/files/cerami032015rep.pdf        | Safety Assessment of Ceramides as Used in Cosmetics, final report | 2026-09-27 | Cosmetic Ingredient Review | publication | 2015       |               | Introduction: INCI name changes |              |                                |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Phytosphingosine is a sphingoid base used in cosmetics; the phytosphingosine-based ceramides such as Ceramide NP take the letter P from it.[^cir-ceramides] It is listed near the end of the 2018 label of the 16 oz jar of CeraVe Moisturizing Cream.[^off-ingredients]
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