CERAMIDE 1

Function
hair conditioning, skin conditioning
Appears in
35 products in our catalogue

Classified as

  • malassezia fatty ester

Definition

Ceramide 1 (Retired) is the N-acylated phytosphingosine having the erythro structure that conforms generally to the formula, where n has a value ranging from 10 to 20. The INCI Name, Ceramide 1, originally developed in 1997, was designated with a retired status in 2014. For an interim period of time, trade name assignments formerly published with the INCI Name Ceramide 1 will be retained in the retired monograph, and also published with the new name assignment, Ceramide EOP.

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.