NYLON-6/12
- Function
- absorbent, bulking, opacifying
- CAS
- 25191-04-2
- Comedogenic
- 0–1DERIVED FROM FUNCTION, not measured: every function CosIng records for this ingredient (absorbent, bulking, opacifying) is one whose Fulton 1989 tested members all scored below 2, and the name carries no fatty-acyl, ester, ethoxylate or wax signature. This ingredient itself was not tested, and no member of its chemical family was identified either; see docs/sources/fulton-1989-table-1.tsv.
- Appears in
- 4 products in our catalogue
Classified as
- malassezia fatty ester
Definition
Nylon-6/12 is a polyamide formed by the reaction of caprolactam and dodecyllactam.
Chemical definition from CosIng, the EU cosmetic ingredient register.