An ethoxylated lanolin used as an emollient and emulsifier.
What it is
PEG-75 lanolin is a polyethylene glycol derivative of lanolin, with an average of 75 ethylene oxide units. Lanolin is the wax obtained from sheep's wool. CosIng lists it as an emollient and an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, conditioners, cleansers, creams and bath 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 75 indicates the average number of ethylene oxide units, not a concentration. The ingredient is of animal origin.
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.
- 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 (17)
- Eyeliner ultraprecyzyjny w kałamarzu · Eveline Cosmetics
- Total action krem maska do rąk i paznokci 8w1 · Eveline Cosmetics
- Eyeliner czarny, matowy · Eveline Cosmetics
- Eyeliner czarny · Eveline Cosmetics
- Intensywnie regenerujący krem-opatrunek do rąk, wersja mini · Eveline Cosmetics
- Nanolash step 2 fix · Nanolash
- Nanolash step 1 lift · Nanolash
- Bebak Güneş Bakım Sütü Kakao Özlü · Bebak
- 360 Hair Professional Be Volume Şampuan · 360 Hair Professional
- Sonnencrem lv50 · Cien
- Gel bain et douche surgras actif · Rogé Cavaillès
- Kräuter Shampoo · Biocura