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HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE

Last update on Mar 20, 2026

Hydrogenated polydecene is an alkene that acts as an emollient and may have different viscosities from silky-light to satiny-smooth or rich and luxurious. It is a colorless, watery liquid with a pleasant odor. It is naturally found in some plants like Tussilago farfara. Its chemical formula is C₁₀H₂₀.

CAS Number: 68037-01-4Chem/IUPAC Name: 1-Decene, n-1-DeceneEINECS/ELINCS No: COSING REF No: 76642

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Viscolam® AT 100 P

by Lamberti

INCI: HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE | SODIUM POLYACRYLOYLDIMETHYL TAURATE | TRIDECETH-10

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Dekanex 2004 FG

by Jan Dekker

INCI: HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE

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Dekanex 2006 FG

by Jan Dekker

INCI: HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE

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What is HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE used for?

Hydrogenated polydecene acts as an emollient, skin and hair conditioning agent, masking agent, and solvent.

Skin care: It is an emollient and works as a skin-softening agent. It forms a non-occlusive film on the skin’s surface and provides gloss without making the formulation greasy. It has excellent wetting capability, is ideal for sun care and makeup applications and its pure and hypoallergenic property makes it useful for baby products
Hair care: It makes hair soft, supple, shiny, and easy to comb, providing volume and lightness to them. It acts as a solvent for dissolving substances and also as a fragrant agent in perfumes

Origin

It is prepared by the hydrogenation of mixtures of tri-, tetra- penta-, and hexa-1-decenes.

What does HYDROGENATED POLYDECENE do in a formulation?

EMOLLIENT|

HAIR CONDITIONING|

MASKING|

SKIN CONDITIONING|

SOLVENT

Safety Profile

Hydrogenated polydecene allergy or hydrogenated polydecene side effects are not very common. It has a very low hazard rating from EWG (typically 1) with no significant concerns for irritation, sensitization, comedogenicity, or toxicity. It is non-irritating, well-tolerated across skin types (including sensitive), and poses low risk at typical concentrations (up to 20-50%). As a non-volatile hydrocarbon, it shows negligible skin penetration. However, it may be harmful to the environment.