Cleansing ingredients, also known as surfactants, clear dirt and buildup from the skin.
Cleansing,
Cleansing
Cleansing ingredients, also known as surfactants, clear dirt and buildup from the skin.
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
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.
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Animal
Animal
Ingredients derived from animals (including birds, fish, crustaceans, mollusks, and insects) or produced by animals (e.g. dairy- and egg-derived ingredients, bee products, silk, pearls, etc.)
Steareth-20 is a white to light brown waxy solid reaction product of a clear gas and stearyl alcohol.
The number of the steareth depends on the number of ethylene oxide units used in a reaction process. Hence, it takes 20 units of ethylene oxide to produce steareth-20. It's a cleansing ingredient and emulsifier that helps oil and water mix together, especially in highly acidic emulsions.
Science
1
Elder, R. L. (1988). Final report on the safety assessment of Steareth-2,-4,-6,-7,-10,-11,-13,-15, and-20. J. Am. Coll. Toxicol, 7, 881-910.
