Sodium c pareth sulfate (inci)

Authors:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer, Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

"Sodium" refers to the element sodium. "Pareth-" denotes a PEG ether of an alkyl alcohol The prefixed numbers "C x-y" indicate the length of the alkyl (carbon) chains. The number after "Pareth-" indicates the average number of molecular units -CH2-CH2-O-.

Sodium C pareth sulfate refers to substances which act as emulsifiers (surface-active substance which is used in cosmetic products as an additive to combine two immiscible liquids - e.g. oil and water - to form an emulsion) or as surfactants (washing-active substance).

Agents which act as surfactants are

Sodium C12-13 pareth sulfateSodium
C12-15 pareth sulfate.

Agents which act as emulsifiers are sodium
C10-15 pareth sulfate.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Authors: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Martina Bacharach-Buhles