Synonym(s)
CAS number: 226993-76-6
DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
"Potassium..." refers to potassium, "babassuate" to salts/esters of the fatty acids of babassu oil.
Potassium babassuate is a substance which is used in cosmetic preparations and there as emulsifier (surface-active substance which is used in cosmetic preparations as auxiliary agent in order to combine 2 non-miscible liquids - e.g. oil and water - to one emulsion). Furthermore, the substance has a cleansing effect on skin and hair.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer
Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles