Ethoxylated avocado oil, listed as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Avocado oil PEG-11 esters is avocado oil reacted with ethylene oxide (ethoxylated), with an average of 11 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emollient and skin-conditioning ingredient and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Appears on the ingredient lists of a small number of products.
Limits of interpretation
The INCI list shows which ingredients are present, not how much of each. Above 1%, ingredients are listed in descending order of weight; below 1% the order is free.
The numbers in the name are average values, so the material is a mixture of chains of different lengths.
Functions
- Skin conditioning – emollient
- Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- Surfactant – cleansing
- Wetting body surfaces, emulsifying or solubilizing oils, and suspending soil (generally, such ingredients contribute to the foaming and lathering properties of cleansing products).
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.