A product of apricot kernel oil and polyglycerin, used as an emollient, emulsifier and cleansing agent.
What it is
Apricot kernel oil polyglyceryl-4 esters is the transesterification product of apricot kernel oil (Prunus armeniaca kernel oil) with polyglycerin-4, a polymer of glycerol. CosIng lists it as an emollient, skin-conditioning ingredient and emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in cleansing oils, makeup removers, creams and other emulsions.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The raw material is a mixture of esters rather than a single compound.
Functions
- 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.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- 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
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.