Oleoyl sarcosine (inci)

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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CAS number: 110-25-8; (Z)-N-methyl-N-(1-oxo-9-octadecenyl)glycines

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

"Oleoyl" refers to oleic acid as a component of a compound, "sarcosine" refers to N-methylglycine, an amino acid

Oleoyl sarcosine is used in cosmetic formulations. The mixture of substances acts as an antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electric charge on the surface, e.g. of hair), surfactant (washing-active substance), substance with cleansing effect (cleans the body surface) and as hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer