Polyethylene glycol propylene glycol cocoates or PEG propylene glycol cocoates are
chemical compound
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s produced by the
esterification
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of
polyoxyalkyl alcohols with
lauric acid
Lauric acid, systematically dodecanoic acid, is a saturated fatty acid with a 12-carbon atom chain, thus having many properties of medium-chain fatty acids. It is a bright white, powdery solid with a faint odor of bay oil or soap. The salts and ...
. Their chemical designation is PEG-8,
[
.
] referring to its
polyethylene glycol
Polyethylene glycol (PEG; ) is a polyether compound derived from petroleum with many applications, from industrial manufacturing to medicine. PEG is also known as polyethylene oxide (PEO) or polyoxyethylene (POE), depending on its molecular we ...
(PEG) molecular chain length.
Uses
PEG propylene glycol cocoates are used in
cosmetics
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and
toothpaste
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to form
emulsions, which they do by reducing
surface tension in the substances of which an emulsified form is required.
References
Cosmetics chemicals
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