Isoceth-20 stearate is a substance used in cosmetic formulations. Isoceth-20 acts as emulsifier (changes the interfacial tension of liquids like water and oil so that they can be mixed together) and surfactant.
Isoceth-20 stearates (inci)
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Isoceteth(s) are the polyoxyethylene ethers of isocetyl alcohol (for comparison see: laurethe as polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol; steareth as polyoxyethylene ether of stearyl alcohol and others).
Polyalkylene glycol ethers are non-ionic surfactants whose lipophilic part consists of fatty alcohols (e.g. lauryl alcohol, palmitic alcohol, stearyl alcohols etc.). The hydrophilic part is formed by short-chain polyethylene glycols (polyoxyethylene). In the designation of fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, the inserted numbering means the average number of ethylene oxide units per mole. Isoceteth-20, for example, is the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 20 ethylene oxide units per mole.