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Dinonoxynol-9 citrates are used in cosmetic formulations. The substance has an emulsifying effect (changes the interfacial tension of liquids like water and oil so that they can be mixed together).
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Nonoxynol is a reaction product of nonylphenol and ethylene oxide. Each nonoximal name is assigned a number (e.g. nonoxynol-9), which indicates the approximate number of ethylene oxide molecules. For nonoxynol-9, this is 9 ethylene oxide molecules.
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