Polyglycerol esters made from pomegranate seed oil, used as an emollient, emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Punica granatum seed oil polyglyceryl-4 esters is the product obtained by transesterification of pomegranate seed oil with polyglycerin-4, a polyglycerol with an average of four glycerol units. CosIng lists it as an emollient and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in a small number of products, such as cleansing oils and creams.
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 INCI name does not show the exact composition of the ester mixture.
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.
- 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.