PEG-7 Glyceryl Laurate is an ethoxylate (7 mole) of glycerol monolaurate derived from coconut oil. It is a clear, colorless, water-soluble liquid.
Emulsifier
Emulsifiers are the workhorses of the cosmetic industry. They are responsible for consistency and stability but also influence important sensory and dermatologic properties of modern skin care formulations. They offer broad emollient compatibility with efficient oil emulsification and high emulsion stability.
Emulsions that spread well and have an excellent skin feel are easily formulated. Combinations of these emulsifiers are also shown to offer additional dermatological values, such as skin-firming and smoothing properties and anti-wrinkling effects.
The wide use of ethoxylated emulsifiers in cosmetics is occasionally questioned due to dermatological and environmental factors. Emulsifiers derived from all-natural sources are entirely vegetable-based alternatives to ethoxylates, based on renewable raw materials, and have been shown to be non-irritating/sensitizing in human repeat insult patch tests.
Vegetable-based emulsifiers are usually food-grade and based on natural renewable raw materials for o/w, w/o, and w/o/w cosmetic creams and lotions. They enable the formulation of high-quality and beneficial skin care formulations with safe ingredients. They can be used to formulate w/o, o/w, and w/o/w multiple emulsions for cosmetic and dermatologic formulations.PEG-7 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a nonionic emulsifier for cosmetic water-in-oil emulsions manufactured by reacting hydrogenated castor oil with ethylene oxide. It is a cloudy, slightly yellowish, viscous liquid with a very faint characteristic odor and an HLB value of 5±1.
PEG-8 Beeswax is a golden particle, produced (ethoxylated) from beeswax, that perfectly emulsifies anti-aging formulas while contributing naturally to limiting imperceptible water loss from the skin.
PEG-8 Dilaurate is a polyethylene glycol diester, a nonionic emulsifier obtained through esterifying high-quality lauric acid with polyethylene glycol (8 moles). It is dispersible in water clear liquid, with an HLB value of 10.
PEG-8 Distearate is a nonionic emulsifier, a diester of vegetable stearic acid with polyethylene glycols, with an average molecular weight of 400. It is in solid form, and the pH of a 3% aqueous solution is 6, with an HLB Value of 8.1.
PEG-8 Laurate is a nonionic emulsifier created by esterifying high-quality lauric acid with polyethylene glycols. It is a clear liquid soluble in water; the pH of a 3% aqueous solution is in the 4.5-7.0 range, with an HLB value of 12.8.
PEG-8 Stearate is a nonionic emulsifier in solid form, created through the esterification of vegetable oil-derived stearic acid with polyethylene glycols with an average molecular weight of 400. Its pH of 3% aqueous solution is 6, HLB Value of 11.5.
PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate is a coconut oil fatty acid ester of sorbitol, and its mono- and dianhydrides are copolymerized with approximately 80 moles of ethylene oxide. It is prepared as a 72% solution in water, which is a clear liquid with a HLB of 19.4.
PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone is a clear to hazy, colorless to straw liquid. It is a copolymer of polydimethylsiloxane and polyoxyalkylene ether. It is readily soluble and stable in cool water and lower alcohols.
Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate is an emollient ester derived from isostearic acid that leaves a cushion feel with excellent spreadability and pigment-wetting ability. It provides unusually high levels of gloss, substantivity, and water resistance.
Poloxamer 124 is a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol in a water-soluble liquid form. It is known under the trade name Pluracare® L 44.
Poloxamer 184 is a surfactant, a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. It is a viscous liquid at room temperature, soluble in water.
Poloxamer 184 is used as an oil-in-water emulsifier or cleanser. It has an HLB value of 12 to 18.
Poloxamer 185 is a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. It is in the form of a water-soluble opaque paste at room temperature and is known under the trade name Pluracare® P 65.
Poloxamer 188 is a block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. It is a white solid in the form of small beads or prills, soluble in water. It is known under the trade name Pluracare® F 68.
Poloxamer 217 is a block copolymer of ethylene and propylene glycols. It is a white solid in the form of small pastilles soluble in water.
Poloxamer 338 is a surfactant block copolymer of ethylene glycol and propylene glycol. It is a white solid in the form of small beads, soluble in water.
Poloxamer 338 is used as a solubilizer, emulsifier (HLB of this ingredient is greater than 24), and a gelling agent.
Poloxamer 407 is a polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene block polymer used in the cosmetic industry as a thickener and gelling agent due to its low skin and eye irritation. The mass fraction of polyoxyethylene is ca. 73 %. It is known under the trade name Lutrol® F 127.
Polyglyceryl-10 Decaoleate (Decaglycerol Decaoleate) is a deca-ester of oleic acid and a glycerin polymer containing an average of 10 glycerol units. It is a yellow liquid used in pharmaceuticals and personal care products.
Polyglyceryl-10 Myristate is an ester of myristic acid with polyglycerol that contains ten glycerin units, a light yellow to brown past. The molecule combines hydrophilic and lipophilic parts and acts as a potent solubilizer and emulsifier with an HLB value of 16.7.
Polyglyceryl-2 Sesquiisostearate is a light yellowish liquid used as a versatile emulsifier in water-in-oil emulsions. With this emulsifier formulations achieve an excellent spreading behavior and an appealing skin feeling with a shiny appearance.
Polyglyceryl-2 Triisostearate is a diglycerin triester with isostearic acid.
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate is an ester of capric fatty acid with polyglycerol containing three glyceryl units. It is a PEG-free, biodegradable, and water-soluble surfactant, that enables clear final products.
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprylate is a clear, odorless, viscous liquid, a co-emulsifier with proven anti-microbial properties. It has been shown to reduce the concentration of the odor-causing bacteria Corynebacterium xerosis at use concentrations as low as 0.05%.
Polyglyceryl-3 Cocoate is an ester of naturally sourced polyglycerol (containing three glycerin units) with fatty acids derived from coconut oil. Derived from all-natural raw materials, it is a pourable liquid oil-in-water emulsifier compatible with many oils that enable cold processing.
Polyglyceryl-3 Diisostearate is a triglyceryl diester of isostearic acid. It is an unusually substantive, clear, odor-free, occlusive emollient that provides excellent inorganic pigment-dispersing properties in color cosmetics. It forms a film on the skin, leaving a light, non-tacky feel.
Polyglyceryl-3 Distearate is a diester of stearic acid with polyglycerol (3 moles), a nonionic emulsifier for cosmetic oil-in-water emulsions manufactured by reacting polyglycerol esters of defined composition with stearic acid.
Polyglyceryl-3 Laurate is a monoester for laruic acid with a polyglycerol with three glycerin units. It is a clear to slightly hazy viscous liquid with a slight characteristic odor.
Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate (Triglycerol monooleate) is a polyglycerol ester prepared from glycerine and edible oils or fatty acids.
Polyglyceryl-4 Diisostearate/Polyhydroxystearate/Sebacate is an emulsifier also known under the trade name ISOLAN® GPS for formulating low-viscosity water-in-oil lotions with an exceeding light skin feel.
Ingredient of choice for green cosmetics, Polyglyceryl-6 Distearate is an oil-in-water emulsifier that offers an excelle