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What is Phosphatidylcholine?

Surfactant, emulsifying

Phosphatidylcholine is an emulsifier that mixes oil and water into one texture.

This ingredient is listed in CosIng, the EU's cosmetic ingredient database. CosIng lists what it's used for as: Surfactant, emulsifying, Skin conditioning.

CosIng function classes are the EU's standard list of the jobs an ingredient does inside a product, such as moisturizing, emulsifying, or preserving.

Which products feature it?

One of the 2320 products we've checked features this as a key ingredient.

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  • It's made for calmer skin.

    Key: Phosphatidylcholine (#18 on the ingredient list), Ceramide, Panthenol

    2 claims, summarized
    Only partly backed:
    calmer skin
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    claims, checked

    • A fresh type that comfortably protects the skin using naturally derived oils effective for skin soothing, such as evening primrose oil and grape seed oilplausible, not tested
    • A low irritation all-in-one cleansing oil that can effectively remove not only makeup but also impurities and blackheads built up on the skinoverstated