Safety Assessment of Fatty Acids & Fatty Acid Salts as Used in Cosmetics

What was studied

Linolenic acid is explicitly listed and assessed; free acid is distinct from linseed oil and diacylglycerol preparations. Read-across and preparation-dependent evidence; oxidation products and enhanced coingredient penetration require consideration. Oral oils or gamma-linolenic acid trials cannot establish free alpha-linolenic acid skin efficacy.

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