INCI ingredient

Glyceryl Oleate

An emulsifier and emollient made from glycerin and oleic acid.

What it triggers

Vegan originNot sureplant or animal source
FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
SiliconeNonot a silicone
AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Glyceryl oleate joins glycerin to oleic acid, the main fatty acid of olive and sunflower oil. It helps oil and water stay mixed, adds a soft skin feel and puts a little oil back into cleansers so they strip less. CosIng lists it as emollient and emulsifying.

Its glycerin and fatty acid can come from plant or animal fat and the label does not say which, so on its own it leaves the vegan answer at not sure.

Functions: emulsifying, emollient

Products with Glyceryl Oleate

in 685 products

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In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng

skin conditioning - emollient
surfactant - emulsifying
perfuming

skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
surfactant - emulsifying: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
perfuming: Used for perfume and aromatic raw materials.

CAS 25496-72-4 / 111-03-5 · EC 247-038-6

EU regulation

Not on a restricted-substances annex. Listed as an allowed cosmetic ingredient.

CosIng records a perfuming function for this ingredient.

Source: CosIng, European Commission. Informative, no legal value; the regulation text is the reference.

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