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Lanolin
AKA “Wool Wax”
Surfactant
Ingredient Facts
Lanolin
AKA: Wool Wax
Surfactant · Emollient
Synthetic
Emollient
Cleanser
Emulsifier
Skin Conditioner
Hair Care
Barrier Lipid
Not Clean
Lanolin is a refined derivative of the unctuous fat-like sebaceous secretion of sheep. It consists of a highly complex mixture of esters of high molecular weight aliphatic, steroid or triterpenoid alcohols and fatty acids
CAS #
8006-54-0
State
Semi-solid
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Functions
Antistatic
Hair Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Skin Conditioning
A catch-all term for ingredients that improve how skin looks and feels — softer, smoother, more supple. The workhorse behind most moisturizers.
Emollient
Fills in the tiny cracks between skin cells to make everything feel smooth and soft. The "silky finish" ingredient.
Cleansing
Makes oil and water mix so dirt, makeup, and sunscreen can actually be washed away. The reason your face wash foams.
Emulsifying
Forces oil and water to stay mixed instead of separating into layers. The unsung hero holding your lotion together.
Allergen Warning
⚠️ Lanolin (Wool)
EWG
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CIR
Safe as used
Pregnancy
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Regulatory Status
USA✔ permitted
CANADA✔ permitted
Regulatory Agencies
Sensitization to Lanolin in North-Eastern Italy, 1997-2021: Prevalence, Risk Factors and the Impact of Occupation.
Cegolon L, Larese Filon F, On Behalf Of The North-East Research Group On Contact Dermatitis
Life (Basel, Switzerland), 2024
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Addendum to the Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PEGs Lanolin to Include: PEG-5,-10, -24, -25, -35, -55, -100, and -150 Lanolin; PEG-5, -10, -20, -24, -30, and -70 Hydrogenated Lanolin; PEG-75
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report of the Safety Assessement for Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol and Related Compounds
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report of the Safety Assessment for PEG-75 Lanolin, PEG-20 Lanolin, PEG-27 Lanolin, PEG-30 Lanolin, PEG-40 Lanolin, PEG-50 Lanolin, PEG-60 Lanolin, and PEG-85 Lanolin (Amended by report in IJT 1
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report on the Safety Assessment of PPG-5 Lanolin Wax and PPG-5 Lanolin Wax Glyceride
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Final Report: Amended Safety Assessment of Lanolin-Derived Ingredients
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Safety Assessment of Polyether Lanolins as Used in Cosmetics
Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel
International Journal of Toxicology
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Acetylated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
European Commission
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Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
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Hydroxylated Lanolin
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Lanolin
European Commission
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Lanolin Acid
European Commission
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Lanolin Alcohol
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Lanolinamide DEA
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-10 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-100 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-15 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-150 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-16 Cetyl/Oleyl/Stearyl/Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-20 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-24 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-24 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-27 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-30 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-30 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-35 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-40 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-5 Lanolinamide
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-50 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-55 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-60 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-70 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-70 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-75 Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PEG-85 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Polyglyceryl-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-10 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-12-PEG-65 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-2 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-20 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-20-PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-30 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-40-PEG-60 Lanolin Oil
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Alcohol Ether
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax Glyceride
European Commission
EU Cosmetic Ingredient Database (CosIng)
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Acetylated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Acetylated Lanolin Alcohol
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Hydroxylated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Acid
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Alcohol
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Lanolin Wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-30 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-40 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-60 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PEG-75 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-12-PEG-65 Lanolin Oil
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-20-PEG-20 Hydrogenated Lanolin
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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PPG-5 Lanolin Wax
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG Skin Deep Cosmetics Database
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Eco-friendly sunscreen formulation based on starches and PEG-75 lanolin increases the antioxidant capacity and the light scattering activity in the vi
Infante VHP, Lohan SB, Schanzer S, Campos PMBGM, Lademann J et al.
Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 2021
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Lanolin.
Blair A Jenkins, Donald V Belsito
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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Lanolin.
Jenkins BA, Belsito DV
Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drug, 2023
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[Lanolin-oil penicillin suspension].
LAKUNER SA, VINOKUROV IN
Vestnik venerologii i dermatologii, 1951
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Fractioning and Compared (1)H NMR and GC-MS Analyses of Lanolin Acid Components.
Morano C, Dei Cas M, Bergamaschi RF, Palmisano E, Pallavicini M et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2023
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Development of the novel plant-derived lanolin substitute and its cosmetic applications.
Ohashi Y, Myojo K
Journal of cosmetic science, 2006
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Hypersensitivity to hydrogenated lanolin.
Sugai T, Higashi J
Contact dermatitis, 1975
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Hypersensitivity to hydrogenated lanolin.
Sugai T, Higashi J
Contact dermatitis, 1975
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Verified Jun 2026
Data: CosIng · CIR