| Product Name |
Physical Form |
Properties |
| Sorbitan Easters |
| Sorbitan Laurate |
Pale yellow liquid |
Acts as a co-emulsifier in O/W emulsions |
| Sorbitan Stearate |
Off-white solid |
Produces stable O/W emulsions with good aesthetic. Suitable for use in skin creams and lotions. |
| Sorbitan Tristearate |
Off-white solid |
W/O emulsifiers. Dispersing agents for insoluble liquid in other lipophilic liquids |
| Sorbitan Oleate |
Amber liquid |
Span 65 and 80 are used as wetting agents and dispersants for pigments |
| Sorbitan Sesquioleate |
Amber liquid |
colour cosmetics and for zinc oxide/ titanium dioxide in sun care products |
| Sorbitan Trioleate |
Amber liquid |
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| Ethoxylated Sorbitan Esters |
| Polysorbate 20 |
Clear yellow liquid |
Emulsifier for O/W systems and effective solubiliser for essential oils and perfumes |
| Polysorbate 21 |
Yellow liquid |
Suitable for use in baby shampoos and as a cleansing agent in wet wipes. |
| Polysorbate 60 |
Yellow Paste |
Produces stable O/W emulsions. |
| Polysorbate 61 |
Amber Paste |
Co-emulsifiers. Suitable for use in skin care, sun care, hair care, |
| Polysorbate 65 |
Yellow Paste |
colour cosmetics and baby care. |
| Polysorbate 80 |
Clear yellow liquid |
O/W emulsifiers and dispersants often used in conjuction with the appropriate |
| Polysorbate 81 |
Clear yellow liquid |
Span. Possess good solubilising properties. |
| Polysorbate 85 |
Clear yellow liquid |
Excellent dispersing agent for vegetable oils. Suitable for use in bath and massage oils |
| PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate |
Clear yellow liquid |
Used in baby shampoos as a solubiliser and cleansing agent. Also provides thickening properties in detergent systems |
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| Ethoxylated Triglycerides |
| PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil |
Clear yellow liquid |
Co-solubiliser. Helps to control the consistency of gels |
| PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil |
Off-white paste |
Effective solubilisers of perfumes, essential oils and lipophilic actives for use in microemulsions. Impart Superfatting benefits in detergent systems. |
| PEG-60 Hydrogenated Castor Oil |
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Used as wetting agents in styling waxes. Suitable for use in skin creams and lotions, sun care, hair care, bath and shower products and wipes |
| PEG-5 Castor Oil |
Clear pale yellow liquid |
W/O emulsifier |
| PEG-15 Castor Oil |
Clear/hazy yellow liquid |
O/W emulsifiers. Dispersing and solubilising agents. Used in skin care and bath & shower products. |
| PEG-40 Castor Oil |
Clear pale yellow liquid |
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| Ethoxylated Glyceryl Esters |
| PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate |
Clear pale yellow liquid |
O/W emulsifiers. Superfatting agents and Mildness additives in surfactant systems. Superfatting agents and solubilisers in aqueous and aqueous alcoholic preparations. |
| Ethoxylated Fatty Alcohols |
| Ceteareth-6 |
White solid |
O/W emulsifiers and co-emulsifiers. Bodying agents for creams and lotions. Suitable for use in skin care, hair styling and colour cosmetics. |
| Ceteareth-12 |
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| Ceteareth-20 |
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| Ceteareth-25 |
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| Laureth-4 |
Clear/hazy yellow liquid |
Solubiliser and dispersant. Suitable for use in bath and shower products, hair care and Styling |
| Laureth-9 |
Clear yellow paste |
Skin soothing agent. Suitable for use in skin care, sun care and bath & shower products |
| C12-13 Pareth-3 /C12-13 Pareth-4 |
Clear colourless liquid |
Excellent dispersing agents, particularly for Bath oils. Solubilisers, wetting agents |
| C12-13 Pareth-12 / |
Clear colourless liquid |
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| C12-13 Pareth-23 1 |
White solid |
Viscocity modifiers in detergent systems. |
| Oleth-2 |
Pale yellow liquid |
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| Oleth-3 |
Clear pale yellow liquid |
Used in microemulsions as primary emulsifier or co-emulsifier in combination with phosphate esters. |
| Oleth-10 |
White paste |
Solubilisers, Dispersing, spreading and wetting agents. Effective gelling agents. |
| Oleth-20 |
White solid |
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| Steareth-10 |
White solid |
O/W co-emulsifier, typically combined with other anionic emulsifiers to produce blue-sheen, nano emulsions for spray applications. Suitable for use in skin care, hair styling, baby care and antiperspirants |
| Steareth-20 |
White solid |
O/W emulsifier and co-emulsifier. Bodying agent for creams and lotions |
| Steareth-21 |
White solid |
Designed to emulsify and produce stable dispersions of cosmetics materials. Particularly recommended for high electrolyte and pH tolerance in applications such as antiperspirants. |
| PEG-8 Stearate |
Off-white solid |
O/W emulsifiers, solubilisers, wetting agents and dispersants. Suitable for use in skin care, hair styling, sun care and colour cosmetics. |
| PEG-20 Stearate |
Off-white solid |
O/W emulsifiers, solubilisers, wetting agents and dispersants. Suitable for use in skin care, hair styling, sun care and colour cosmetics. |
| PEG-40 Stearate |
Off-white solid |
O/W emulsifiers, solubilisers, wetting agents and dispersants. Suitable for use in skin care, hair styling, sun care and colour cosmetics. |
| PEG-50 Stearate |
Off-white solid |
Co-emulsifier for W/O and O/W emulsions modifies viscosity and improves stability of emulsions |
| Glyceryl Stearate |
Off-white solid |
Co-emulsifier for W/O and O/W emulsions modifies viscosity and improves stability of emulsions |
| EMULSIFIER WAXES |
| Product Name |
Physical Form |
Properties |
| Glyceryl Stearate (and) PEG-100 |
Off-white solid |
Versatile O/W emulsifiers, mainly for non-polar oil phases |
| Glyceryl Stearate (and) PEG-100 |
White solid |
Can be the sole emulsifier for mildly acidic O/W creams and lotions and other O/W electrolyte products. |
| Sorbitan Oleate (and) Hydrogenated Castor Oil (and) Beeswax (and) Stearic Acid |
Amber solid |
Waxy W/O emulsifier preparations for high viscosity creams such as baby creams with zinc oxide. Suitable for use in baby care, facial care and sun care |
| Glyceryl Stearate (and) PEG-30 Stearate |
Off-white powder |
Standard multipurpose O/W emulsifiers for non-polar oils. Suitable for use in baby care, hair care, skin care, colour cosmetics and antiperspirants and deodorants |
| Steareth-2 (and) PEG-8 Distearate |
Off-white solid |
Co-emulsifier for O/Wemulsions. Suitable for use in baby care, hair care, skin care, colour cosmetics and antiperspirants and deodorant |
| Sorbitan Stearate (and) Sorbityl Laurate |
Off-white powder |
Approved natural by Ecocert. O/W emulsifier that offers hydrosomes to the emulsion. Can be used to control viscosity. Improves water resistance of formulations and is compatible with organic and inorganic sun filters. Suitable for use in skin care, sun care and colour cosmetics |
| Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Ceteareth-20 |
White solid |
A self body non-ionic emulsifying wax |
| Ceteth-5 |
White solid |
Forms stable emulsions in the presence of hydrogen peroxide and ammonium thioglycolate |
| Steareth-21 |
White solid |
O/W emulsifier. Useful in aqueous alcoholic systems and systems with high levels of electrolytes. |
| Glyceryl Stearate (and) Ceteareth-20 (and) Ceteareth-12 (and) Cetearyl Alcohol (and) Cetyl Palmitate |
White solid |
O/W emulsifier, producing lotions and milks. Suitable for use in organic sunscreen formulations. |
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| SPECIALITIES |
| Polysorbate 20 (and) PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil (and) Propylene Glycol |
Yellow liquid |
Solubilisers. Suitable for use in personal cleansing products. |
| PEG-15 Hydroxystearate (and) PEG-54 Hydrogenated Castor Oil & Aqua |
Yellow liquid |
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| Aqua (and) Cocamidopropylamine Oxide |
Clear pale yellow liquid |
Produces voluminous lacy foam. Good thickener for alkyl sulphate systems. |
| Poloxamer 338 / 407 Poloxamer 188 (and) BHT / 237 |
White solid |
Mild detergents and water gelling agents, O/W emulsion stabilisers and solubilisers. They can be used to produce W/O/W multiple emulsions. Suitable for use in skin care and hair care. |
| Poloxamer 101 |
Clear colourless liquid |
An emollient that can also be used as a lubricant and as a coupling agent in oil based formulations. Suitable for use in skin cleansing bath and shower products. |
| Poloxamer 182 |
Clear colourless liquid |
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