PEG/PPG-5/10 Tocopheryl Ether

  • Vitamin E
  • Antioxidant
  • Surfactant

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About PEG/PPG-5/10 Tocopheryl Ether

PEG/PPG-5/10 Tocopheryl Ether is an ingredient obtained by reacting an average of 10 moles of propylene oxide with an average of 5 moles of tocopherol.[1] The number 5 after PPG indicates the average number of linked propylene oxide units. Depending on this number and the type of fatty component attached to it, its miscibility with oils and application feel vary. In cosmetics, it is used to help powder ingredients flow evenly without forming lumps, slow the oxidation of formula ingredients caused by reactions with oxygen, and help formula ingredients bind together to maintain their form.[2] It is also used to help prevent oil-in-water mixtures from separating easily, add flexibility so films or polymer layers do not become excessively rigid, and leave the skin feeling soft and smooth.[2] It is used to lower surface tension so ingredients wet, mix, and spread evenly, and to reduce changes to the product and formula ingredients caused by ultraviolet light.[2]

PEG/PPG-5/10 Tocopheryl Ether Details

Ingredient function
Anticaking, Antioxidant, Binding, Emulsion Stabilising, Plasti CI Ser, Skin Conditioning, Surfactant, UV Absorber
INCI name
PEG/PPG-5/10 TOCOPHERYL ETHER
CosIng ID
57256

PEG/PPG-5/10 Tocopheryl Ether References

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