LANOLIN

Function
antistatic, hair conditioning, skin conditioning, skin conditioning - emollient, surfactant - cleansing, surfactant - emulsifying
CAS
8006-54-0
Comedogenic
0–1Fulton JE Jr, J Soc Cosmet Chem 40(6):321-333 (1989), Table I, as "Anhydrous lanolin"; range is Fulton's own footnote *, "results depend on source of raw material"
Appears in
10 products in our catalogue

Classified as

  • animal derived
  • malassezia fatty ester

Definition

Lanolin is a refined derivative of the unctuous fat-like sebaceous secretion of sheep. It consists of a highly complex mixture of esters of high molecular weight aliphatic, steroid or triterpenoid alcohols and fatty acids

Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.