An ethoxylated undecyl alcohol used as a surfactant.
What it is
Undeceth-5 is the polyethylene glycol ether of undecyl alcohol, a C11 alcohol, with an average of five ethylene oxide units. CosIng lists it as an emulsifying and cleansing surfactant.
Where it is used
Found in shampoos, cleansers and other rinse-off 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 5 indicates the average number of ethylene oxide units, not a concentration.
Functions
- 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 (12)
- 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
- Hoito Superfood Dökülme Karşıtı Yoğun Parlaklık ve Hızlı Uzama Saç Bakım Şampuanı · Hoito
- Texture Foam Party · sexyhair
- Bioblas Procyanidin Saç Dökülmesine Karşı Anti-Stress Şampuan · Bioblas
- Curl Conditioning Mousse · TRESemmé