---
title: Panthenol
entity_type: Ingredient
canonical_url: https://skinknowledgebase.com/ingredients/panthenol
date_modified: 2026-05-20
date_reviewed: 2026-05-20
mcp_eligible: true
evidence_sources: []
product_fact_sources:
  - title: CeraVe Healing Ointment — Official Product Page
    canonical_citation_url: https://skinknowledgebase.com/sources/official-product-page-cerave-healing-ointment
    original_source_url: https://www.cerave.com/skincare/moisturizers/healing-ointment
    source_type: official_product_page
---

# Panthenol

## Quick Summary

Panthenol is a moisturizing and conditioning ingredient used in dry-skin and chapped-lip formulas.

## What It Is

Panthenol is a moisturizing skin-conditioning ingredient used in many comfort-focused formulas.

## Mechanism

It helps support a softer-feeling surface and can fit bland routines when dryness and tightness are the main concerns.

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