Diethyl Sebacate
What Diethyl Sebacate is & what it does
Diethyl Sebacate is the diethyl ester of sebacic acid, used in cosmetics as a solvent and emollient. It helps dissolve other ingredients, including some UV filters, and can improve a product's spread and skin feel. Its good solvency makes it useful in sunscreen and other oil-phase formulations.
What does Diethyl Sebacate do in skincare?
Diethyl Sebacate works as a solvent and emollient. It helps dissolve other ingredients, including some UV filters, and can improve how a product spreads and feels. Its good solvency makes it useful in sunscreen and other oil-phase formulas.
Is Diethyl Sebacate comedogenic?
Comedogenicity depends on the overall formula and individual skin, so a single ingredient label is not definitive. Diethyl Sebacate is a lightweight ester used as a solvent and emollient. If you are prone to clogged pores, patch testing a finished product is a practical way to judge how it suits you.
Is Diethyl Sebacate natural or synthetic?
Diethyl Sebacate is a manufactured ester, made from sebacic acid and ethanol, so it is typically described as synthetic. Its starting materials can be derived from plant or other sources depending on the supplier. The finished ingredient has a consistent, defined structure.
Sunscreens with Diethyl Sebacate
We rate 8 sunscreens that contain it:
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Typology Rayons-1001 SPF30 Face Sun Cream For Dry With Aloe Vera
91/100
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Biosolis Baby & Kids Sun Milk SPF 50+
76/100
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Pure Beginnings Baby & Kids Sensitive Sun Cream
76/100
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Biosolis Face Cream SPF 30
75/100
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Biosolis Sport Sun Milk SPF 50+
73/100
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Biosolis Face Cream SPF 50+
73/100
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Pai Skincare Pai SPF 30 Sensitive Skin
70/100
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Pai Hello Sunshine SPF30 Sensitive Sunscreen
69/100