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Glyceryl Undecylenate

SAFE INGREDIENT
Glossary
INCI NAME:

Glyceryl Undecylenate


ORIGIN:

Natural


FUNCTION:

Emollient: softens and smoothes the skin

Emulsifier: allows the formation of finely dispersed mixtures of oil and water (emulsions)

Antimicrobial: inhibits and reduces the formation of microorganisms on the skin

Glyceryl Undecylenate

It is a derivative of glycerin associated with salts of undecylenic acid (10-undecenoic acid), easily extracted from castor oil. Glycerin ester instead comes from rapeseed, a plant of the Brassicaceae family.