What is Isododecane?
Skin conditioning, emollient
Isododecane is an emollient that softens the skin surface.
This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Skin conditioning, emollient, Solvent, Perfuming.
CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.
Anything to watch out for?
Some products' ingredient lists mark this ingredient as below. If a mark's reason fits your skin, it is the ingredient to weigh in those products.
- This ingredient is on pore-clogging ingredient lists, which matters most for skin that breaks out easily.
- Marked this way on 7 products.
Each mark comes from matching the product's full ingredient list against lists for fragrance, labeled fragrance allergens, drying alcohols, essential oils, fungal acne, pore clogging, and pregnancy caution.
Which products feature it?
3 of the 2320 products we've checked feature this as a key ingredient. Products that disclose a concentration or list it near the top of the ingredient list come first.
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Key: Isododecane (#1 on the ingredient list), Hydrogenated Polydecene, Hydrolyzed Keratin
2 claims checked
claims, checked
98% of buyers like this product.
backed by evidenceIf there is a defect in this product, we will compensate in accordance with the Fair Trade Commission notice 'Consumer Dispute Resolution Standards'.
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Key: Isododecane (#3 on the ingredient list), Cetyl Ethylhexanoate, Panthenol
4 claims, summarized
- Don't count on:
- less visible pores
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claims, checked
Powerful remover with a refreshing finish without eye sting
partly backedA remover that cleanly removes even makeup residue inside pores with fine micro micellar particles.
overstatedFresh remover with a 7:3 golden ratio of micellar water and oil
no supporting source foundEfficacy-based naturalism, Arieol
nothing specific to check
Key: Isododecane (#7 on the ingredient list), Ethylhexyl Palmitate, Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
4 claims, summarized
- Don't count on:
- better hydration · less shine
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Low molecular weight oil removes makeup and impurities inside pores.
overstatedIt contains 8D complex low molecular weight hyaluronic acid, keeping the skin moist after cleansing.
overstatedLight and moist pore deep cleansing
overstatedIt adsorbs excess oil and leaves moisture.
no supporting source found
