Ingredient glossary / Antioxidant
Tocopheryl linoleate
On the label: Tocopheryl Linoleate · Antioxidant
What it is
Vitamin E bound to linoleic acid; an antioxidant emollient.
Antioxidants: Antioxidants slow oxidation in the formula (keeping oils from going rancid) and, for some, on the skin.
In the research
3 PubMed papers mention it with skin, cosmetics or hair; the three most recent:
- Vitamin E and allergic contact dermatitis · Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2010
- Scavenger effect of vitamin E and derivatives on free radicals generated by photoirradiated pheomelanin · Journal of pharmaceutical sciences, 1995
- An epidemic outbreak of papular and follicular contact dermatitis to tocopheryl linoleate in cosmetics. Swiss Contact Dermatitis Research Group · Dermatology (Basel, Switzerland), 1994
A paper is a paper, not a verdict: titles are listed so you can read them, and a study on cells or mice says little about a cream on a face.
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