An ethoxylated oleic acid ester used as a thickener in cleansing products.
What it is
PEG-55 Propylene Glycol Oleate is a polyethylene glycol derivative of propylene glycol oleate, with an average of 55 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as a cleansing surfactant and viscosity controlling.
Where it is used
Used mainly in shampoos, shower gels, liquid soaps and other surfactant-based 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 55 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, not to a concentration.
Functions
- 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).
- Viscosity controlling
- Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.
EU regulation
This ingredient is not listed in the annexes of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 in the CosIng data.
Products with this ingredient (27)
- All Soft Mega Curls Shampoo · Redken
- Duschgel oh 5.5 · pHbalance
- Ciclaplast Gel Lavant B5 · La Roche-Posay
- Cucumber Fresh shampoo · Garnier
- Forte Shampoo · Linola
- Detergente Intimo Lactacyd · lactacyd
- Savon hygiénique plus · I am
- Pilexil · Pilexil
- Simple Skinkind Regime Selection · Unilever
- Elvive · L'Oréal
- simple moisturising facial wash · Unilever
- Fresa y nata · Tulipan Negro