An ethoxylated undecyl alcohol used as a surfactant and emulsifier.
What it is
Undeceth-11 is a polyethylene glycol ether of undecyl alcohol with an average of 11 ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emollient, an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant and a skin-conditioning agent.
Where it is used
Found in cleansers, shampoos, creams, lotions and hair 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 11 refers to the average degree of ethoxylation, so the raw material is a mixture of molecules with different chain lengths.
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.
- Skin conditioning
- Maintaining the skin in good condition.
- 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 (11)
- Micelarny szampon z płynnym jedwabiem · Nanoil
- Maska do włosów z arganem · Nanoil
- Maska do włosów z algami · Nanoil
- Maska do włosów płynny jedwab · Nanoil
- Maska do włosów z węglem · Nanoil
- Maska do włosów z keratyną · Nanoil
- Rice Water Leave-In Conditioning Spray · Difeel
- Bioblas Kolajen + Keratin Şampuan · Bioblas
- Texture Foam Party · sexyhair
- Bioblas Procyanidin Saç Dökülmesine Karşı Anti-Stress Şampuan · Bioblas
- Curl Conditioning Mousse · TRESemmé