What does Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate do?

Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Bis-Behenyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleate is the ester of a mixture of Behenyl Alcohol and Phytosterol with Dimer Dilinoleic Acid.

Is Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate safe?

We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

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Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate

Concern score

Not assessed — no hazard data yet.

Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate in plain language

What it does: Used in cosmetics as an emollient, a skin-conditioning agent and a hair conditioner. Bis-Behenyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleate is the ester of a mixture of Behenyl Alcohol and Phytosterol with Dimer Dilinoleic Acid.
Emollient
Skin conditioning
Hair conditioning
Viscosity controlling
Is it a concern?: We haven't assessed a concern score for this ingredient yet. It is listed for cosmetic use in the EU.

What we know about this ingredient

Canonical ingredient record built from 1 public-source records.

Regulation

No restrictions found. Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate appears in these published regulatory listings.

EUCosIngActiveBis-Behenyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleate is the ester of a mixture of Behenyl Alcohol and Phytosterol with Dimer Dilinoleic Acid
- Bis-Behenyl/Phytosteryl Dimer Dilinoleate is the ester of a mixture of Behenyl Alcohol and Phytosterol with Dimer Dilinoleic AcidSource →

Expert safety opinions

No expert opinion on file for Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate. These are the independent scientific bodies that assess ingredients like this one; we show an opinion only when a record we hold cites it.

SCCS
EU Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety
No SCCS opinion on file.
CIR
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (US expert panel)
No CIR safety assessment on file.

Evidence & sources

No graded research studies for Bis-behenyl/phytosteryl dimer dilinoleate yet. This record is compiled from the published data sources below — registries and regulatory listings, not study findings.

1 data source

Where this comes from

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regulatory · updated 2026-09-23
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Suitability

Context-specific fit derived from published classifications and the current ingredient evidence profile.

Fragrance avoidance

Nothing to weigh for this context yet.

No signal in this context

We have no published hazard signal for this ingredient, so we cannot say how it behaves in this context — that is missing evidence, not a clean result.