Ingredient

Menadione

High risk

Also known asVitamin K3

FunctionSkin conditioning

What it is — Menadione (INCI: Menadione), also known as Vitamin K3, is a synthetic vitamin K compound used for its purported skin-conditioning character.

What it does — It is included as a conditioning ingredient; formulators typically use it at low levels within a wider blend.

Typical use — Appears occasionally in targeted skin-conditioning formulas rather than as a mainstream everyday active.

Who it suits / good to know — More of a niche ingredient; some brands avoid it altogether. If your skin is reactive, approach unfamiliar conditioning agents cautiously.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it high risk in its EWG-style review: some formulations avoid it due to historical sensitization concerns reported at higher concentrations. This is general information, not medical advice. Patch-test before wider use and discontinue if irritation occurs.

Why we grade it High: High risk — some formulations avoid it due to historical sensitization concerns at higher concentrations.
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Found in 1 DHALIORA product

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How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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