An ethoxylated fatty alcohol used as an emulsifier and cleansing surfactant.
What it is
Ceteareth-30 is a polyethylene glycol ether of cetearyl alcohol (a mixture of cetyl and stearyl alcohols) with an average of 30 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as a cleansing agent and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Used in creams, lotions, hair dyes, conditioners and cleansers.
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 30 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, so the raw material is a mixture of molecules rather than a single compound.
Functions
- Cleansing
- Helping to keep the body surface clean.
- Surfactant – emulsifying
- Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
- 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 (19)
- Masterpiece Brow Lamination · Max Factor
- Mydło do stylizacji brwi · Eveline Cosmetics
- Mydło do stylizacji brwi, brązowe · Eveline Cosmetics
- Brow Freeze® · Anastasia Beverly Hills
- Mini Brow Freeze® · Anastasia Beverly Hills
- Styling Brow Soap · Wibo
- Translucent Eyebrow Laminator · Wibo
- Feather Lock Brow Soap · Wibo
- Brow Gel Freeze Fix 010 · trend !t up
- Mixup! Kaş Şekillendirici Wax 50 ml · Mixup
- Barber & Co. Paste Styler 95g · Barber & Co.
- Rimmel Wonder Brow Clear Gel 8mL · Rimmel