{"id":40287,"date":"2025-12-03T14:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/ingredient\/ricinoleic-acid\/"},"modified":"2025-12-03T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T13:06:47","slug":"ricinoleic-acid","status":"publish","type":"ingredient","link":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/ingredient\/ricinoleic-acid\/","title":{"rendered":"RICINOLEIC ACID"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Ingredient type: <\/strong>FAT-SOLUBLE\/EMOLLIENT<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Role: Ricinoleic Acid, the main component of castor oil, is known for its moisturizing and softening properties. It helps retain moisture in the skin and improve its softness and suppleness, while providing a conditioning effect for hair.<\/p>\n<p>  Ingredient type: Fat-soluble<\/p>\n<p> \u200d\u2695\ufe0f Safety: Yes, generally safe to use in cosmetic formulations. It is well tolerated by most skin types.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Vegan: Yes, this ingredient is of vegetable origin, derived from castor oil.<\/p>\n<p>\u2728 Worth knowing: Ricinoleic acid is considered non-comedogenic, meaning it doesn't clog pores. However, in rare cases, some sensitive skin may react. Always perform a skin test first if used undiluted.<\/p>\n<p>  Present in: Mainly used in moisturizing creams and lotions, lip balms and hair care products such as conditioners and hair masks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Comedogenic rating:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":""},"class_list":["post-40287","ingredient","type-ingredient","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":[],"comment_info":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient\/40287","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ingredient"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/ingredient"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beautydecoded.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40287"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}