An ethoxylated secondary alcohol used as an emulsifier, cleansing agent and antifoam.
What it is
C12-14 sec-pareth-5 is, according to CosIng, the polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary fatty alcohols with 12 to 14 carbon atoms, with an average of 5 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an antifoaming agent, emulsion stabiliser and emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in cleansers, shampoos and other 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 number 5 is an average, and the alcohols are a mixture, so the raw material is not a single compound.
Functions
- Antifoaming
- Suppressing foam during manufacturing or reducing the tendency of finished products to generate foam.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- Emulsion stabilising
- Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
- 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.
Products with this ingredient (8)
- Delicious Rhubarb & Rose Hand Cream 1.4fl. oz. · Molton Brown
- Fiery Pink Pepper Hand Cream 1.4fl. oz. · Molton Brown
- Flora Luminare Hand Cream 1.4fl. oz. · Molton Brown
- Heavenly Gingerlily Hand Cream 1.4fl. oz. · Molton Brown
- Orange & Bergamot Hand Cream 1.4fl. oz. · Molton Brown
- Eye-liner Electric Blue · Wibo
- Eyeliner Electric Blue · Wibo
- Termoochronny spray do włosów · Nanoil