Ingredient
HYDROGENATED CASTOR OIL/SEBACIC ACID COPOLYMER
Substance information
"Hydrogenated" means: treated with hydrogen (hydrogenated). Ingredient on the basis of castor oil (ricinus communis seed oil). Polymer or copolymer based on sebacic acid (decanedioic acid). "Copolymer" refers to a polymer composed of several different (mostly two) basic units (monomers).
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
HAIR CONDITIONING
Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and / or imparts volume
SKIN CONDITIONING
Maintains the skin in good condition
SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT
Softens and smoothens the skin
Origin
plant/synthetic (Information may exclusively reflect the status at initial entry of this ingredient into the relevant INCI dictionary; technological progress may have added new manufacturing options based on substances of different origin)
Background information on use in cosmetics
Castor oil (INCI: RICINUS COMMUNIS SEED OIL) is obtained from the seeds of the miracle tree. Castor oil is characterised by a very high content of a special fatty acid: ricinoleic acid, a C18 fatty acid which has at C12 a hydroxyl group and at C-9 a double bond. The oil is in many cases processed further semi-synthetically to solubilizers, surfactants, emulsifiers and consistency enhancers.
Belongs to the following substance groups
Regulating cosmetics
Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.