Castor Oil
Emollient
Castor Oil at a glance
- Plant-derived skin care ingredient
- Used as an emollient which helps decrease water loss
- Can enhance the absorption of other cosmetic ingredients
- There is no substantiated research to prove that castor oil can stimulate hair growth
Castor Oil description
Castor oil is a plant-derived skin care ingredient used as an emollient in formulas. It’s derived from the castor bean whose main fatty acis is ricinoleic acid. Castor oil’s a unique emollient in that when dry, it forms a solid film that can have water-binding properties. Castor oil can also enhance the absorption of other cosmetic ingredients. This ingredient’s rarely associated with skin sensitivity, but can have a slightly sticky feel on skin. Castor oil may also show up on an ingredient label by its Latin name, _Ricinus communis_. Despite what you may have heard or read online, there is no substantiated research to prove that castor oil can stimulate hair growth.