Definition
Phosphatidic Acid is the phospholipid in which one of the primary hydroxyl groups of glycerin is esterified with phosphoric acid; and the two remaining hydroxyl groups are esterified with long chain, saturated or unsaturated fatty acids
Cosmetic roles
Keeps an emulsion from separatingEMULSION STABILISINGSurfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGMakes skin soft and smoothSKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENTKeeps skin in good condition (CosIng catch-all)SKIN CONDITIONING
Safety & regulatory references
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Lecithin and Other Phosphoglycerides as Used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
PHOSPHATIDIC ACIDINCI
Related literature
- Phosphatidic Acid Interacts with a MYB Transcription Factor and Regulates Its Nuclear Localization and Function in Arabidopsis[C][W] · 2013
- From Receptor to Ras Through Phosphatidic Acid · 2007
- Epithelial cell motility is triggered by activation of the EGF receptor through phosphatidic acid signaling · 2006
- Phosphatidic acid has a potential to promote hair growth in vitro and in vivo, and activates mitogen-activated protein kinase/extracellular signal-regulated kinase kinase in hair epithelial cells. · 2003
- Phosphatidic acid mobilized by phospholipase D is involved in the phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate-induced G2 delay of A431 cells. · 1996