A synthetic emollient and solvent. It is primarily used as a carrier oil to disperse minerals in, including pigments and sunscreen minerals. It can also absorb UV light, thus boosting the SPF of sunscreen products.
Functions
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Emollient,
Emollient
Emollients fill the micro-cracks in the skin and leave it feeling soft and pleasant to the touch. Emollients are often mistakenly perceived as moisturizing ingredients.
Light Stabilizing,
Light Stabilizing
Light stabilizing – absorbs UV light to protect ingredients.
Light Stabilizing,
Light Stabilizing
Light stabilizing – absorbs UV light to protect ingredients.
Solvent
Solvent
Solvent – a liquid that dissolves other ingredients.
Solvent
Solvent
Solvent – a liquid that dissolves other ingredients.
Origin
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Butyloctyl salicylate is a synthetic solvent and emollient. It is primarily used as a carrier oil to disperse minerals in, including pigments and sunscreen minerals, like zinc oxide and titanium dioxide.
However, it also serves as an emollient, which makes the skin appear softer and smoother by filling in microcracks at the surface. This medium-spreading ester features low viscosity and high polarity, making it very good at suspending minerals.
Additionally, butyloctyl salicylate can act as a stabilizer for UV filters that are unstable in the presence of light, such as avobenzone. Although it is not considered a sunscreen active, butyloctyl salicylate can also absorb UV light, thus boosting the SPF of sunscreen products.
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