INCI name: 7-dehydrocholesterol

TEGO® Sterol 7-DHC V is animal-origin-free and produced from fully renewable tall oil from pine trees which allows for the same great benefits of traditional 7-DHC without the questions surrounding an animal-origin ingredient.

Benefits at a glance

• 100% vegetal origin
• Precursor in biosynthesis of both cholesterol and vitamin D3
• 7-DHC V regulates skin cell differentiation and stimulates skin natural antimicrobial peptides
• Protects against damage from UV irradiation; action on melanocytes and melanogenesis; and protection of the hair follicle
• Use Level: up to 0.5%