Ceramide NP
INCI name: Ceramide NP
Ceramide NP is classed in the EU CosIng database as hair conditioning and skin conditioning (other). Piel groups it with barrier lipids.
What it does
- hair conditioning
- skin conditioning (other)
CosIng definition
Ceramide NP is the N-acylated sphingolipid consisting of Phytosphingosine having the D-erythro structure linked to normal saturated or unsaturated fatty acid.
How Piel groups it
Piel's knowledge base files Ceramide NP under:
- barrier lipids
Piel's note
One of the lipids skin makes for itself as part of its outer barrier. It appears in moisturisers formulated around barrier support, usually alongside cholesterol and fatty acids.
Found in 2,522 products in Piel's catalogue.
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Identifiers
- INCI name
- Ceramide NP
- CAS number
- 34354-88-6 / 100403-19-8 (generic)
- EC number
- 309-560-3
- CosIng reference
- 92555