A monounsaturated fatty acid.
What it is
Oleic acid is an omega-9 fatty acid found in olive oil and many other fats. In cosmetics it acts as an emollient and, when neutralised, as part of soaps and emulsifiers.
Where it is used
Found in creams, soaps and cleansing products.
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.
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.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (282)
- False Lash Effect Raven řasenka · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Max Out podkladová báze · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect řasenka · Max Factor
- Clump Defy · Max Factor
- Divine Lashes řasenka · Max Factor
- 2000 Calorie řasenka · Max Factor
- 2000 Calorie Curl Addict řasenka · Max Factor
- Tusz do rzęs Masterpiece Max · Max Factor
- Tusz do rzęs Masterpiece · Max Factor
- Tusz do rzęs False Lash Effect Clump Defy · Max Factor
- Maskara False Lash Effect Supreme Refill, Wkład wymienny do Maskary · Max Factor
- False Lash Effect Supreme · Max Factor