Hydroxystearic Acid

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Hydroxystearic Acid is a C18 fatty acid derived from castor oil . In cosmetics, it pulls triple duty: Reported use concentrations for this ingredient go up to about 13.2% in makeup but tends to be lower in skincare. Fungal acne: Since hydroxystearic acid is a C18 fatty acid, it falls into the C11-24 range that the Malassezia yeast can metabolize. This ingredient may not be fungal acne safe.

Found in (2 products)

SKIN1004

Madagascar Centella Probio-Cica Essence Toner

Toners

Reef safeAlcohol-freeParaben-free+4

Peter Thomas Roth

FIRMx® Collagen Hydra-Gel Face and Eye Patches

Eye Masks

Oil-freeAlcohol-freeParaben-free+5