Snapshot
- Overview
- A lightweight, silicone-like emollient that leaves skin feeling silky.
- Category
- Skin Conditioning, Hydration
- Type
- Emollient
Heptyl Undecylenate
Heptyl undecylenate is a lightweight, oil-soluble emollient ester often used as a silicone-like texture agent in skin and hair products. It's selected to give a dry, silky glide, cut greasiness, and improve spreadability and softness in diverse bases.
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Our take
Is Heptyl Undecylenate a Good Ingredient?
It's Good for delivering elegant texture, reducing greasiness, and showing low irritation potential across many formula types, dependable formulation performance without a direct treatment role.
What it does
Skin Benefits
Leaves a soft, quick-absorbing finish without a heavy residue. Improves slip for smoother, more even application.
Where you'll find it
Uses in Skincare & Cosmetics
Frequently used in sunscreens, primers, fluid lotions, hair oils, and styling serums to deliver dry-touch aesthetics and easy spreadability.
Before you use it
Safety
Low likelihood of irritation and not known to be photosensitizing at cosmetic levels. No notable regulatory restrictions commonly cited.
Products with Heptyl Undecylenate
