PEG/PPG-2/5 Tocopheryl Ether

  • Vitamin E
  • Antioxidant
  • Surfactant

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About PEG/PPG-2/5 Tocopheryl Ether

PEG/PPG-2/5 Tocopheryl Ether is obtained by reacting an average of 2 moles of ethylene oxide with tocopherol and 5 moles of propylene oxide.[1] The number 2 after PPG indicates the average number of linked propylene oxide units; together with the type of fatty component attached, this number affects oil miscibility and application feel. In cosmetics, it is used to keep powder ingredients flowing evenly without forming lumps, slow the oxidation of formula ingredients caused by reaction with oxygen, and help formula ingredients bind together to maintain their form.[2] It is also used to create emulsion formulations in which water and oil are evenly blended, prevent water-and-oil emulsions from separating easily, and add flexibility so films or polymer layers do not become excessively rigid.[2] It is used to leave the skin surface soft and smooth, reduce surface tension so raw materials wet, mix, and spread evenly, and reduce changes to products and formula ingredients caused by ultraviolet radiation.[2]

PEG/PPG-2/5 Tocopheryl Ether Details

Ingredient function
Anticaking, Antioxidant, Binding, Emulsifying, Emulsion Stabilising, Plasti CI Ser, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant, UV Absorber
INCI name
PEG/PPG-2/5 TOCOPHERYL ETHER
CosIng ID
57127

PEG/PPG-2/5 Tocopheryl Ether References

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