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INCI ingredient

Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides

Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip balms.

What it triggers

  • Vegan originNot sureorigin not on file
  • FragranceNonot a perfume ingredient
  • ParabenNonot a preservative of this family
  • SulfateNonot a sulfate surfactant
  • SiliconeNonot a silicone
  • AlcoholNonot a drying alcohol

What it does

Oleic/Linoleic/Linolenic Polyglycerides appears on 13 ingredient lists in our database, most often in lip balms.

It does not belong to any of the six groups we check, so it never changes a verdict.

We have not written the plain-language note for this ingredient yet; the facts above come straight from how it is classified.

Functions: binding, skin conditioning - emollient, emulsion stabilising, surfactant - cleansing, viscosity controlling

In the EU ingredient database

Functions listed by CosIng
  • binding
  • skin conditioning - emollient
  • emulsion stabilising
  • surfactant - cleansing
  • viscosity controlling
  • binding: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
  • skin conditioning - emollient: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
  • emulsion stabilising: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
  • surfactant - cleansing: Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation

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

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

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