Examples of Polar Oils
Castor oil Flaxseed oil Grapeseed oil |
Examples of Non-polar Oils
Mineral oils Petrolatum |
Polarity Index Lookup
INCI name | Polarity index (mN/m) |
Butyl Decanol + Hexyl Decanol + Hexyl | 27.6 |
Butylene Glycol Caprylate/Caprate | 21.5 |
Butylene Glycol Caprylate/Caprate | 21.5 |
Buxus Chinensis | 26.2 |
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate | 21.8 |
C12-15 Alkyl Benzoate | 21.8 |
Caprylic/Capric Diglyceryl Succinate | 29.5 |
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride | 21.3 |
Caprylic/Capric Triglycerides | 21.3 |
Cetearyl Isonoanoate | 28.6 |
Cetearyl Isononanoate | 28.6 |
Cetearyl Octanoate | 28.6 |
Cetyl Dimethicone | 25.1 |
Coco-Caprylate/Caprate | 24.8 |
Cocoglycerides | 5.1 |
Cyclomethicone | 28.5 |
Cyclomethicone | 28.5 |
Di-C12-13 Alkyl Tartrate | 29.4 |
Dibutyl Adipate | 14.3 |
Dicaprylyl Carbonate | 31.7 |
Dicaprylyl Ether | 30.9 |
Dicaprylyl Ether | 22.1 |
Dimethicone | 26.9 |
Hexyl Decanol | 24.3 |
Hydrogenated Polyisobutene | 44.7 |
Isoeicosane | 41.9 |
Isohexadecane | 43.8 |
Isopropyl Palmitate | 28.8 |
Isopropyl Palmitate | 22.5 |
Isopropyl Stearate | 21.9 |
Isopropyl Stearate | 21.9 |
Macadamia Ternifolia | 22.1 |
Mineral Oil | 43.7 |
Mineral Oil | 43.7 |
Mineral Oil | 38.3 |
Octyl Cocoate | 30 |
Octyl Isostearate | 31.6 |
Octyl Isostearate | 29.7 |
Octyl Octanoate | 30 |
Octyl Palmitate | 23.1 |
Octyl Palmitate | 23.1 |
Octyl Stearate | 28.4 |
Octyldodecanol | 24.8 |
Octyldodecanol | 24.8 |
Octyldodeceyl Myristate | 22.1 |
Octyldodecyl Myristate | 22.1 |
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate | 3.1 |
Persea Gratissima | 14.5 |
Phenyl Trimethicone | 22.7 |
Polydecene | 46.7 |
Polydecene | 30.1 |
Propylene Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate | 18.7 |
Ricinus Communis | 19.2 |
Stearyl Heptanoate | 17.8 |
Stearyl Heptanoate | 28.7 |
Tricaprylin | 20.2 |
Tridecyl Stearate(+) Tridecyl Trimellitate(+), | 19.4 |
Triisostearin | 2.4 |