Ingredient

Linoleic Acid

Low risk

FunctionBarrier Lipid

What it is — Linoleic Acid (INCI: Linoleic Acid) is a barrier lipid.

What it does — It is commonly used as an essential omega-6 fatty acid that helps support the scalp barrier.

Typical use — It is used in moisturizers, creams and treatments that aim to reinforce the skin or scalp's lipid barrier. It is most useful within a blend designed to top up the skin's own lipids.

Who it suits / good to know — Generally well tolerated and skin-compatible. It works best as part of a balanced barrier-support formula. It suits routines aimed at comfort and resilience rather than exfoliation or brightening.

Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk in its EWG-style, ingredient-by-ingredient review. This reflects the ingredient in general and is not medical advice; patch-test if your skin is easily irritated.

Cross-reference

Found in these DHALIORA products

Found in 2 DHALIORA products

Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing Milk Blue Soothing Panthenol 1% Cleansing MilkScreening 9.7 White Lotus PDRN Spray Serum White Lotus PDRN Spray SerumScreening 9.5
How grades are set — Risk reflects our own reading of publicly available safety data, an EWG-style reading shown at the worst-case grade we've assigned this ingredient across products. It isn't a third party's proprietary score, and it isn't medical advice. Always read the packaging and patch-test where indicated.
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