LANOLIN

COSING Ref No: 
34857
CAS No: 
8006-54-0
EC No: 
232-348-6
Update Date: 
15.10.2010
Ph. Eur. Name: 
adeps lanae

Function(s):

Antistatic
Hair conditioning
Skin conditioning
Skin conditioning - emollient
Surfactant - cleansing
Surfactant - emulsifying

Lanolin is a refined derivative of the unctuous fat-like sebaceous secretion of sheep. It consists of a highly complex mixture of esters of high molecular weight aliphatic, steroid or triterpenoid alcohols and fatty acids