An ethoxylated secondary C12-14 alcohol, used as an emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
C12-14 sec-pareth-9 is, according to CosIng, a polyethylene glycol ether of a mixture of synthetic secondary C12-14 fatty alcohols with an average of 9 ethylene oxide units, a non-ionic surfactant. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying, emulsion-stabilising and cleansing-surfactant ingredient.
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.
Functions
- 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.