You should know
Concerns
Fungal Acne
May feed Fungal Acne
Malassezia (Pityrosporum) folliculitis is a skin condition with acne-like breakouts caused by malassezia, a type of yeast.
Explained
Behenic Acid is a fatty acid and has moisturizing properties.
It is naturally occuring in the Moringa oleifera tree, rapeseed oil, and peanut oil.
This ingredient may not be Malassezia folliculitis, or fungal acne safe.
People also dislike: Lauric Acid, Linoleic Acid, Palmitic Acid
Behenic Acid is a rare cosmetic ingredient, with about 0.5% of the products in our database containing it.
What it does:
Community Stats
15 people from our community have liked or disliked this ingredient.
Users who dislike it 💔
Often have the following skin types:
Sensitive
Combination
Usually have one or more of the following skin concerns:
Fungal Acne • Sensitivity • Redness • Dullness
Where it's used
Behenic Acid is most often found as ingredient number 24 within an ingredient list.
These are the categories of products that use Behenic Acid the most:
References
Products with Behenic Acid
CosIng Data
- CosIng ID: 74584
- INCI Name: BEHENIC ACID
- EC #: Â 204-010-8
- All Functions: Cleansing, Emulsifying, Opa CI Fying, Surfactant
