Synonym(s)
CAS number: 39012-86-7 / 347
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"Sodium" refers to the element sodium, "usnate" to esters/salts of usnic acid (usnic acid belongs to the lichen acids and is obtained from the lichen species of the family Usneaceae that occur worldwide). Sodium usnate is a substance used in cosmetic preparations. It has antimicrobial and antiseborrheic effects.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer