C12-14 SEC-ALKETH-5 cosmetic ingredient

Description

C12-14 Sec-Alketh-5 (Formerly C12-14 Sec-Pareth-5) is the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C12-14 alcohols with an average ethoxylation value of 5.

CAS# code (Chemical Abstracts Service)

84133-50-6 (generic)/68131-40-8 (generic)

The functions of the cosmetic ingredient

ANTIFOAMING : Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.

EMULSION STABILISING : Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.

SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING : Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.

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