A non-ionic surfactant, which means that it contains no chemical charges. It can be used as a mild cleansing agent in skin cleansing products but is more commonly used for its emulsifying abilities.
Functions
Fragrance,
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Fragrance,
Fragrance
Fragrance ingredients add scent to a product or hide ('mask') the undesired aroma of other ingredients.
Denaturant,
Denaturant
Denaturant – turns alcohol undrinkable.
Denaturant,
Denaturant
Denaturant – turns alcohol undrinkable.
Emulsifying,
Emulsifying
Emulsifying – helps to mix water and oil together.
Emulsifying,
Emulsifying
Emulsifying – helps to mix water and oil together.
Solubilizing
Solubilizing
Solubilizing – helps ingredients dissolve.
Solubilizing
Solubilizing
Solubilizing – helps ingredients dissolve.
Origin
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Botanical,
Botanical
Ingredients derived from plants, mosses, and lichens: extracts, oils, powders, juices and other types of processed plant materials.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Synthetic
Synthetic
All kinds of ingredients formulated or produced by a chemical process, or those that have a chemical modification in their structure.
Overview
Polysorbate 80 is a non-ionic surfactant, which means it contains no chemical charges.
It can be used in skin cleansing products, as a mild cleansing agent, but more commonly it is used for its emulsifying abilities. Polysorbate 80 is supplied as a thick amber liquid and can be added to the water phase of a product in order to solubilize small amounts of oil, such as a fragrance oil.
It also serves as a co-emulsifier that produces oil-in-water emulsions when combined with other more powerful emulsifiers, such as ceteareth-25. Polysorbate 80 can also act as a denaturant.
