Ingredient
Phytosteryl/Isostearyl/Cetyl/Stearyl/Behenyl Dimer Dilinoleate
Low risk
FunctionBarrier Lipid
What it is — A complex ester of plant sterols and fatty alcohols with dimer dilinoleic acid, used as a high-performance structural lipid.
What it does — It behaves like the binding lipids in skin's own barrier, giving creams a cushiony, long-wearing suppleness and helping reduce moisture loss.
Typical use — Found in barrier creams and premium moisturizers, often alongside ceramides and cholesterol.
Who it suits / good to know — Inert and well tolerated, including on dry and mature skin.
Safety — DHALIORA grades it low risk: an inert, skin-mimicking structural lipid. This is general information, not medical advice.
Why we grade it Low: Low risk — inert, skin-mimicking structural lipid.
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Found in these DHALIORA products
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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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