Moisturizer Ingredients In Skin Care Products –
Fatty acids and salts or ester of fatty acids
| Fatty Acid Equivalent Names | |||
| Type | Isomer | Systematic Name | Common Name |
| Saturated Fats | 4:0 | butanoic acid | butyric acid |
| 6:0 | hexanoic acid | caproic acid | |
| 8:0 | octanoic acid | caprylic acid | |
| 10:0 | decanoic acid | capric acid | |
| 12:0 | dodecanoic acid | lauric acid | |
| 13:0 | tridecanoic acid | ||
| 14:0 | tetradecanoic acid | myristic acid | |
| 15:0 | pentadecanoic acid | ||
| 16:0 | hexadecanoic acid | palmitic acid | |
| 17:0 | heptadecanoic acid | margaric acid | |
| 18:0 | octadecanoic acid | stearic acid | |
| 19:0 | nonadecanoic acid | ||
| 20:0 | eicosanoic acid | arachidic acid | |
| 22:0 | docosanoic acid | behenic acid | |
| 24:0 | tetracosanoic acid | lignoceric acid | |
| Type | Isomer | Systematic Name | Common Name |
| Monounsaturated Fats | 14:1 | tetradecenoic acid | myristoleic acid |
| 15:1 | pentadecenoic acid | ||
| 16:1undifferentiated | hexadecenoic acid | palmitoleic acid | |
| 16:1 c | |||
| 16:1 t | |||
| 17:1 | heptadecenoic acid | ||
| 18:1undifferentiated | octadecenoic acid | oleic acid | |
| 18:1 c | |||
| 18:1 t | |||
| 20:1 | eicosenoic acid | gadoleic acid | |
| 22:1undifferentiated | docosenoic acid | erucic acid | |
| 22:1 c | |||
| 22:1 t | |||
| 24:1 c | cis-tetracosenoic acid | nervonic acid | |
visit our Essential Fatty Acids Page for polyunsaturated essential fatty acids ingredients. They are much more important than saturated fatty acids and monosaturated fatty acids as far as anti-aging skin care is concerned.
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| Fatty Acid Equivalent Names | |||
| Type | Isomer | Systematic Name | Common Name |
| Saturated Fats | 4:0 | butanoic acid | butyric acid |
| 6:0 | hexanoic acid | caproic acid | |
| 8:0 | octanoic acid | caprylic acid | |
| 10:0 | decanoic acid | capric acid | |
| 12:0 | dodecanoic acid | lauric acid | |
| 13:0 | tridecanoic acid | ||
| 14:0 | tetradecanoic acid | myristic acid | |
| 15:0 | pentadecanoic acid | ||
| 16:0 | hexadecanoic acid | palmitic acid | |
| 17:0 | heptadecanoic acid | margaric acid | |
| 18:0 | octadecanoic acid | stearic acid | |
| 19:0 | nonadecanoic acid | ||
| 20:0 | eicosanoic acid | arachidic acid | |
| 22:0 | docosanoic acid | behenic acid | |
| 24:0 | tetracosanoic acid | lignoceric acid | |
| Type | Isomer | Systematic Name | Common Name |
| Monounsaturated Fats | 14:1 | tetradecenoic acid | myristoleic acid |
| 15:1 | pentadecenoic acid | ||
| 16:1undifferentiated | hexadecenoic acid | palmitoleic acid | |
| 16:1 c | |||
| 16:1 t | |||
| 17:1 | heptadecenoic acid | ||
| 18:1undifferentiated | octadecenoic acid | oleic acid | |
| 18:1 c | |||
| 18:1 t | |||
| 20:1 | eicosenoic acid | gadoleic acid | |
| 22:1undifferentiated | docosenoic acid | erucic acid | |
| 22:1 c | |||
| 22:1 t | |||
| 24:1 c | cis-tetracosenoic acid | nervonic acid | |
visit our Essential Fatty Acids Page for polyunsaturated essential fatty acids ingredients. They are much more important than saturated fatty acids and monosaturated fatty acids as far as anti-aging skin care is concerned.
Tridecanoic acid (13:0)
Tetradecanoic acid (14:0) (myristic acid) is detergent cleansing agent that also creates foam and can be drying. See “ingredients in cleanser and toner page”
Hexadecanoic acid (16:0) (palmitic acid) is detergent cleansing agent that also creates foam and can be drying. See “ingredients in cleanser and toner page”
Stearic acid (18:0) (octadecanoic acid) is fatty acid used as an emollient and as an agent to help keep other ingredients intact in a formulation. STEARIC ACID is Surfactant – Cleansing Agent, Emulsifying Agent.
Eicosanoic acid (arachidic acid, 18:0) is a saturated fatty acid found in peanut oil. It is practically insoluble in water, and stable under normal conditions. It is a surfactant and used as an emollient and thickening agent in cosmetics.
Hexadecenoic acid (palmitoleic acid: 16:1) is a monunsaturated fatty acid. Macadamia oil – (One of the most effective anti-oxidants) also has a naturally high (40%) concentration of palmitoleic acid. It’s suitable for all skin types and is particularly good for dry, irritated and mature skin, because it penetrates and hydrates the skin quickly.