Citrate (Citric Acid)

Description

Harness the balancing power of Citrate (Citric Acid), the natural acid of citrus fruit expertly blended into your Build-Your-Own ORY^® skincare, haircare, or handmade soap. Produced by vegan fermentation and identical to the acid in lemons and limes, Citric Acid (C₆H₈O₇) quietly powers nearly every ORY^® formula: it sets a skin-friendly pH, binds hard-water minerals, and protects your formula from oxidation — and at higher levels it gently exfoliates, with clinical evidence of a thicker, healthier epidermis in sun-damaged skin. The Cosmetic Ingredient Review has confirmed citric acid and its salts safe in cosmetics. In your custom toner, serum, cream, or moisturizer, it balances pH, keeps actives working, and in exfoliating formulas smooths texture and brightens dull skin. In your custom shampoo, conditioner, or acid hair rinse, it seals the cuticle for shine and less frizz and removes the mineral buildup that dulls hair. In your handmade soap, it becomes sodium citrate for a scum-free rinse and a longer-lasting bar. Suitable for every skin and hair type at balancing levels, it excels for oily, combination, and mature skin in exfoliating formulas. Customize your cruelty-free formulation for a clear, balanced experience from face to scalp. Caution: Exfoliating formulas contain an alpha-hydroxy acid (AHA) that may increase sun sensitivity; use sunscreen daily and for a week afterward, keep away from the eyes, and patch test.

Why Choose Citrate (Citric Acid) for Your Build-Your-Own Formulation:

• • Perfect pH Balance: Sets and buffers a skin- and scalp-friendly pH so every custom formula feels comfortable and performs as designed.
  • Formula Protection: Binds metal ions to slow oxidation, protect color, and boost preservative performance in bespoke creams and serums.
  • Gentle Exfoliation: At exfoliating levels it loosens dull surface cells and increased epidermal thickness in sun-damaged skin, great for oily, combination, and mature skin in custom toners.
  • Brightening Renewal: Mild turnover-driven tone evening for dull, uneven skin.
  • Shine and Smoothness: Low-pH acid rinses seal the hair cuticle for shine and reduced frizz, ideal for dry, damaged, and color-treated hair.
  • Hard-Water Rescue: Chelating rinses remove mineral buildup that dulls curls and irritates scalps, great for curly, coily, and oily-scalp routines.
  • Scum-Free Soap: As sodium citrate, it prevents hard-water soap scum, softens lather, and helps bars last longer without rancid spots.

Dual Use Across ORY^® Product Lines:

• ORY^® Skincare: Toner, serum, cream, lotion, and moisturizer as a pH balancer and chelator; exfoliating toners and peel masks at higher levels.
• ORY^® Haircare: Shampoo and conditioner as a pH balancer; clarifying, chelating, and cuticle-sealing acid hair rinses.
• ORY^® Handmade Soap: Converted to sodium citrate in every bar to prevent hard-water scum and rancidity and extend bar life.
• ORY^® Cosmetics (coming soon): A pH balancer and chelator that stabilizes color and preservatives in foundations, setting sprays, and lip products.

Suitable for (Skin): Combination Skin, Mature Skin, Normal Skin, Oily/Acne-Prone Skin (balancing and exfoliating formulas). Dry and Sensitive Skin: balancing levels only — choose Lactic Acid for exfoliation.

Suitable for (Hair): Straight, Wavy, Curly, Coily, Dry or Damaged, Oily Scalp, Mature or Thinning, Color-Treated or Chemically Processed, Sensitive Scalp, Dandruff-Prone Scalp.

Not for sale individually. Order Citrate (Citric Acid) as part of your Build-Your-Own skincare, haircare, or handmade soap formulation.