Polyglyceryl-20 Pentacaprylate/caprate

Vad är det?

Polyglyceryl-20 Pentacaprylate/Caprate is the pentaester of a mixture of Caprylic Acid and Capric Acid with Polyglycerin-20.

Vad gör det?

Polyglyceryl-20 Pentacaprylate/caprate finns i EU:s inventering över kosmetiska ingredienser med följande deklarerade funktioner:

• Cleansing

  helps remove dirt, oil, makeup, and other contaminants from skin or hair

• Skin conditioning

  improves the appearance, feel, and condition of skin

• Skin conditioning - emollient

  softens the skin by reducing roughness and friction between skin cells

• 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-regulatorisk status

Polyglyceryl-20 Pentacaprylate/caprate är tillåten i kosmetiska produkter i Europeiska unionen enligt förordning 1223/2009. Omfattas vid skrivande stund inte av någon särskild bilageinskränkning.

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