Potassium oleoyl hydrolyzed collagen (inci)

"Potassium" refers to the alkali metal potassium, "oleoyl" to a derivative of oleic acid, "hydrolyzed collagen" to collagen hydrolysates which have been made water-soluble by enzymatic processes. Collagen hydrolysates are obtained from animal connective tissue, especially bovine collagen. In Asia, collagen hydrolysates are often obtained from Pacific fish species (cod) or from chicken collagen.

Potassium oleoyl hydrolyzed collagen is used in cosmetic formulations. The mixture of substances acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance; improves the even distribution of the products during application), combability aid (reduces or prevents tangling of the hair due to changes or damage on the hair surface and thus improves combability) and as an antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface, for example of hair).