Ingredient
HYDROGENATED DIMER DILINOLEIC ACID/HEXANEDIOL COPOLYMER
Substance information
"Hydrogenated" means: treated with hydrogen (hydrogenated). A dimer is a molecule that consists of two identical subunits (the monomers). The name component "linoleic" means that the ingredient contains, as fatty acid component, amongst others, linoleic acid (mostly introduced via an acylation reaction). This ingredient contains 1,6-hexanediol as alcoholic component. "Copolymer" refers to a polymer composed of several different (mostly two) basic units (monomers).
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
FILM FORMING
Produces a continuous film on skin, hair and / or nails
HAIR CONDITIONING
Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and / or imparts volume
Origin
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)
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.