Trilaureth-4 phosphates (inci)

Trilaureth-4 phosphate is used in cosmetic products. Laureth (e) is the polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol (for comparison see: 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). The hydrophilic part is formed by short-chain polyethylene glycols (polyoxyethylene). In the designation of the fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, the inserted numbering indicates the average number of ethylene oxide units per mole. Lauryl-4, for example, is the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 4 ethylene oxide units per mole. The mixture acts as an emulsifier (enables the formation of finely dispersed mixtures of oil and water).