PPG-14 Butyl Ether is a synthetic ester derived from polypropylene glycol and butyl alcohol. It is used in cosmetic formulations for its emollient properties, helping to enhance the texture and spreadability of products. It can also act as a solvent for other ingredients.
Chemical Composition and Structure:
Chemical Name: PPG-14 Butyl Ether
Structure: Composed of polypropylene glycol chains esterified with butyl alcohol. The structure contributes to its emollient and solvent properties.
Physical Properties:
Appearance: Clear, colorless liquid
Odor: Slight characteristic odor
Solubility: Soluble in oils and organic solvents; limited solubility in water
Production Process:
Synthesis:
The production involves the esterification of polypropylene glycol with butyl alcohol, typically using acidic catalysts.
Purification:
The ester is purified to remove residual reactants and impurities, ensuring product safety and effectiveness.
Formulation:
The purified PPG-14 Butyl Ether is incorporated into various cosmetic formulations to enhance texture and solubility.
Applications:
Cosmetics: Used as an emollient to improve the texture and spreadability of creams, lotions, and other formulations.
Solvent: Acts as a solvent for other ingredients, aiding in their incorporation into the formulation.
Environmental and Safety Considerations:
PPG-14 Butyl Ether is generally regarded as safe for use in cosmetics when used according to established guidelines. It is important to ensure that the ingredient is free from harmful impurities and to use it in appropriate concentrations. Sustainable sourcing and environmental impact should be considered.
INCI Functions:
Hair conditioning agent. A significant number of ingredients with specific and targeted purposes may co-exist in hair shampoo formulations: cleansers, conditioners, thickeners, matting agents, sequestering agents, fragrances, preservatives, special additives. However, the indispensable ingredients are the cleansers and conditioners as they are necessary and sufficient for hair cleansing and manageability. The others act as commercial and non-essential auxiliaries such as: appearance, fragrance, colouring, etc. Hair conditioning agents have the task of increasing shine, manageability and volume, and reducing static electricity, especially after treatments such as colouring, ironing, waving, drying and brushing. They are, in practice, dispersants that may contain cationic surfactants, thickeners, emollients, polymers. The typology of hair conditioning agents includes: intensive conditioners, instant conditioners, thickening conditioners, drying conditioners. They can perform their task generally accompanied by other different ingredients.
Skin conditioning agent. It is the mainstay of topical skin treatment as it has the function of restoring, increasing or improving skin tolerance to external factors, including melanocyte tolerance. The most important function of the conditioning agent is to prevent skin dehydration, but the subject is rather complex and involves emollients and humectants that can be added in the formulation.
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