Monday, October 27, 2008

Best of Oleochemicals products: Use in cosmetics

Oleochemicals products for cosmetics composition

- Caprylic Triglyceride
An emollient with quick skin penetration, great as dispersing agent and useful as a solvent for vitamins and actives, keep skin smooth and lustrous
- Cetyl Alcohol/1-hexadecanol
It is used in the cosmetic industry as a surfactant in shampoos, or as an emollient, emulsifier or thickening agent in the manufacture of skin creams and lotions, to increase foaming capacity or to stabilize foams.

- Dodecyl Alcohol/1-dodecanol
It is used as surfactants, lubricating oil, emollient
- Glycerine
A humectant that absorbs moisture from the air to keep hair and skin moist. It is also used as an emollient (used for making skin soft or less painfull), lubricant, emulsifier (to form a smooth mixture), and diluting agent in cosmetics, cosmetic bonding agent for make up, including: eye shadow, lipstick, lipglos, and lotions.
- Glyceryl Stearate: An emollient and emulsifier
- Glyceryl Monostearate
A wax like solid emollient and emulsifier derived from natural stearic acid and glycerine; also pearlescent (emiting or reflecting light readily or in large amount, rainbow like colors) agent.
- Isocetyl Stearate
- Myristyl Alcohol
- Stearyl Alcohol

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