Unsaturated fatty acid used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics. There is some research showing it to be effective in cell regulation and skin-barrier repair, as well as an antioxidant and an anti-inflammatory (Sources:
Archives of Dermatological Research, July 1998, pages 375–381;
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology, March 1998, pages 56–58;
Journal of Investigative Dermatology, May 1996, pages 1096–1101; and
Seminars in Dermatology, June 1992, pages 169–175).
See
fatty acid
,
natural moisturizing factor (NMF)
