The triglyceride of arachidic acid, listed as an emollient, skin-conditioning and viscosity-controlling ingredient and an emulsifying surfactant.
What it is
Triarachidin is propane-1,2,3-triyl triicosanoate, the triester of glycerol with arachidic acid, a saturated fatty acid with 20 carbon atoms. CosIng lists it as an emollient, skin-conditioning and viscosity-controlling ingredient and an emulsifying surfactant.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of 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.
The INCI name does not reveal whether the fatty acid is of plant or other origin.
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.
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.