Rapeseed Acid
AKA “Erucic acid, Rapeseed fatty acid”
Acid
Ingredient Facts
Rapeseed acid
AKA: Erucic acid, Rapeseed fatty acid
Acid · Cleansing · EWG: 1
Plant-Derived
Cleanser
Acid
Clean
Rapeseed Acid is a mixture of fatty acids derived from Brassica Campestris (Rapeseed)
Plant Part
Seed
CAS #
85711-54-2
Form
Liquid
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Functions
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Removes Impurities
Cleansing Surfactant
Antioxidant Protection
Wound Healing
Traditional Use
Derived from rapeseed (Brassica napus) oil, used historically as a lubricant and emollient. Rapeseed oil has been cultivated for centuries in Asia and Europe for culinary and industrial purposes.
Skin Types
●all-skin-types
Best For
Dryness
Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Safe
Yes
Adrenoleukodystrophy. The chain shortening of erucic acid (22:1(n-9)) and adrenic acid (22:4(n-6)) is deficient in neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy and n
Christensen E, Grønn M, Hagve TA, Kase BF, Christophersen BO
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1989
Dierucic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Erucic Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Rapeseed Acid
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
Rapeseed Acid
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · EWG · CIR