Caprooyl Sphingosine

A synthetic emollient similar to skin-identical ceramides. It helps to replenish the building blocks of the skin’s lipid barrier and aids in the formation and stability of emulsions.
Functions
Origin
Caprooyl Sphingosine

Overview

Caprooyl sphingosine is a molecule consisting of two parts: caproic acid (a very short fatty acid) and sphingosine (an amino alcohol that is the base of skin-natural ceramides).

It acts as an emollient ingredient, helping to replenish the building blocks of ceramides in the skin’s lipid barrier, and also as a technical ingredient for the formation and stabilization of nanoemulsions and liposomes. This helps the other beneficial ingredients in the skincare product be better absorbed into the skin.

Science

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Sonneville-Aubrun, O., Yukuyama, M. N., & Pizzino, A. (2018). Application of Nanoemulsions in Cosmetics. Nanoemulsions, 435–475.
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Školová B, Kováčik A, Tesař O, Opálka L, Vávrová K. (2017) Phytosphingosine, sphingosine and dihydrosphingosine ceramides in model skin lipid membranes: permeability and biophysics. Biochimica et Biophysica acta. Biomembranes, 1859(5), 824-834.
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https://patents.google.com/patent/US20060198882A1