C12-15 pareth-12 (
INCI name) is an
emulsifier and
surfactant commonly used in
cosmetics
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formulations. It is a
polyethylene glycol ether formed by combining synthetic C
12–C
15 fatty alcohols with 12
moles of
ethylene oxide.
According to the INCI, "the term ''Pareth'' applies to
ethoxylated
In organic chemistry, ethoxylation is a chemical reaction in which ethylene oxide () addition reaction, adds to a Substrate (chemistry), substrate. It is the most widely practiced alkoxylation, which involves the addition of epoxides to substrat ...
paraffinic alcohols containing both even- and odd-carbon chain length fractions."
References
Cosmetics chemicals
Ethers
Surfactants
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