Heptylglycerin

Wat is het?

Heptylglycerin is the organic compound that conforms to the formula:

Wat doet het?

Heptylglycerin staat in de EU-inventaris van cosmetische ingrediënten met de volgende aangegeven functies:

• Antimicrobial

  kills or inhibits the growth of microorganisms

• Antiperspirant

  reduces or controls perspiration

• Deodorant

  reduces or masks unpleasant body odour

• Humectant

  draws moisture from the air or deeper skin layers to the surface, helping skin retain water

• Skin conditioning

  improves the appearance, feel, and condition of skin

• Skin conditioning - emollient

  softens the skin by reducing roughness and friction between skin cells

• Solvent

  dissolves other ingredients into a uniform liquid phase

• Surfactant - cleansing

  surfactant whose primary cosmetic role is cleansing — the active workhorse in soaps, shampoos, and body washes

• Surfactant - emulsifying

  surfactant that forms and stabilises emulsions of oil and water — without it, creams and lotions would separate

EU-regelgevingsstatus

Heptylglycerin is toegestaan in cosmetische producten in de Europese Unie onder Verordening 1223/2009. Het is op het moment van schrijven niet onderhevig aan een specifieke Bijlagebeperking.

Verwante ingrediënten

• (Cryptomeria Japonica/chamaecyparis Obtusa) Stem Ferment Extract antimicrobial
• (Lavandula Angustifolia/melissa Officinalis/hypericum Perforatum) Flower/(Camellia Sinensis Leaf/(Glycyrrhiza Glabra/acanthopanax Senticosus) Root/sarracenia Cobra Nest Leaf/flower/stalk Extract antimicrobial
• (Magnolia Officinalis/phellodendron Amurense) Bark/camellia Japonica Leaf/zingiber Officinale Root/citrus Paradisi Seed Water antimicrobial
• 2,2'-Thiobis(4-Chlorophenol) antimicrobial
• 4-Ethylresorcinol antimicrobial
• 5-Amino-6-Chloro-O-Cresol antimicrobial