Panthenol shine tushen bitamin B5, wanda kuma aka sani da retinol B5. Vitamin B5, wanda kuma aka sani da pantothenic acid, yana da kaddarorin marasa ƙarfi kuma yana da sauƙi ta hanyar zafin jiki da tsari, wanda ke haifar da raguwa a cikin bioavailability. Don haka, ana amfani da precursor ɗinsa, panthenol, a cikin kayan kwalliya.
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