Ppg-2 cocamine (inci)

PPG is the acronym for "polypropylene glycol", the polymer of propylene glycol (1,2-propanediol), a dihydric alcohol. The number after "PPG" indicates the average number of propylene glycol molecular units, in the case of "PPG-2" 2 propylene glycol molecular units. "cocamine" refers to amine compounds of fatty acids obtained from coconut oil.

PPG-2 cocamine is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance mixture acts as an emulsifier (surface-active substance that is used in cosmetic products as an additive to combine 2 immiscible liquids - e.g. oil and water - into an emulsion), hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume) and as an antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface, e.g. of hair).