PRODUCT Properties
| Melting point: | 165 °C(lit.) |
| Boiling point: | 168-169 °C0.8 mm Hg(lit.) |
| Density | 0.911 g/mL at 20 °C(lit.) |
| refractive index | n |
| Flash point: | 156 °C |
| storage temp. | 2-8°C |
| solubility | Chloroform (Slightly), Methanol (Very Slightly) |
| form | Oil |
| pka | 14.37±0.10(Predicted) |
| color | Colourless |
| Cosmetics Ingredients Functions | CLEANSING SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING SURFACTANT - CLEANSING |
| InChI | InChI=1S/C16H34O3/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-13-18-15-16-19-14-12-17/h17H,2-16H2,1H3 |
| InChIKey | AZLWQVJVINEILY-UHFFFAOYSA-N |
| SMILES | C(O)COCCOCCCCCCCCCCCC |
| EPA Substance Registry System | Diethylene glycol monododecyl ether (3055-93-4) |
Description and Uses
laureth-2 is a surfactant and emulsifying ingredient. It is the polyethylene glycol ether of lauryl alcohol. Increasing the number of moles (laureth-3, laureth-7, and so on) usually makes the product milder.
