Undecylenic Acid

Ingredient guide

What it is and what it does

About this ingredient: EU CosIng ingredient registry (via Open Beauty Facts taxonomy) ↗

Cleansing

Helps remove material from the body surface.

Emulsifying

Helps liquids that do not normally mix form a mixture.

Preservative

Helps inhibit microbial growth in the cosmetic product.

Surfactant

Changes surface tension to help a product distribute or interact with other materials.

Function definitions: European Commission ingredient function definitions (SCCNFP/0299/00, pages 16 to 20) ↗

Registry functions describe possible formulation roles, not results for a finished product. A dictionary entry is not an approval or a safety assessment.

We have not yet published a checked study for this exact ingredient. This is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that research does not exist or that the ingredient is ineffective.

Ingredient research is not proof that a product containing this ingredient works.

From the wider catalogue. Linked by the ingredient list, without an efficacy ranking.

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Formula RMV Cleansing

Cleansers · 5 linked ingredients

Inside the formula

Names and identifiers

INCI name on ingredient lists

UNDECYLENIC ACID

CAS registry number

112-38-9

EC number

203-965-8