Arachidyl/behenyl Alcohol

Wat is het?

Arachidyl/Behenyl Alcohol is the fatty alcohol fraction consisting primarily of Arachidyl Alcohol and Behenyl Alcohol derived from the seed oil of various species of Brassica.

Wat doet het?

Arachidyl/behenyl Alcohol staat in de EU-inventaris van cosmetische ingrediënten met de volgende aangegeven functies:

• Surfactant - cleansing

  surfactant whose primary cosmetic role is cleansing — the active workhorse in soaps, shampoos, and body washes

• Surfactant - dispersing

  surfactant that helps disperse solid particles uniformly throughout a formulation

• Surfactant - emulsifying

  surfactant that forms and stabilises emulsions of oil and water — without it, creams and lotions would separate

• Surfactant - foam boosting

  surfactant that increases the volume or stability of foam produced by other surfactants in the same formulation

• Surfactant - hydrotrope

  surfactant that increases the solubility of poorly-soluble substances in water-based formulations

EU-regelgevingsstatus

Arachidyl/behenyl Alcohol is toegestaan in cosmetische producten in de Europese Unie onder Verordening 1223/2009. Het is op het moment van schrijven niet onderhevig aan een specifieke Bijlagebeperking.

Verwante ingrediënten

• 3-Aminopropane Sulfonic Acid surfactant - cleansing
• Acetamide Mea surfactant - cleansing
• Acetyl Mannosylerythritol Lipid surfactant - cleansing
• Acrylates Crosspolymer-4 surfactant - cleansing
• Acrylic Acid/vp Crosspolymer surfactant - cleansing
• Agaricus Blazei/ganoderma Lucidum/multipileum Ferment Extract surfactant - cleansing