Tridecyl Trimellitate at a Glance
- Used as a skin-softening emollient, film-forming agent, and texture-enhancing ingredient
- Also touted as an excellent pigment dispersant in cosmetic formulas
- Described as a high-viscosity liquid in raw material form
- Deemed safe by the Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel
Tridecyl Trimellitate Description
Tridecyl trimellitate is a synthetic ingredient used as a skin-softening emollient, film-forming agent, and texture-enhancing ingredient. It is also touted as an excellent cosmetic pigment dispersant.
As a raw material, tridecyl trimellitate is described as a high-viscosity liquid.
The Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel assessment (completed in 2015) concluded that tridecyl trimellitate is safe in cosmetics. Based on their survey results, the maximum reported concentration of use was 57.1% in lipstick formulations.
Tridecyl Trimellitate References
Cosmetic Ingredient Review, October 2015, pages 1-27
https://online.personalcarecouncil.org/ctfa-static/online/lists/cir-pdfs/FR690.pdf
Universal Preserv-A-Chem Inc. (supplier info), Accessed December 2021, ePublication
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