- INCI Name:PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
- Functions:Surfactant, Solubilizer, Dispersant, Surfactant (Nonionic), Conditioner, Emulsifier
- Labeling Claims:Clean at Sephora, Ulta Beauty's Conscious Beauty
- Certifications & Compliance:REACH (Europe)
- Benefit Claims:Dispersing, Fragrance Solubilizer, Emulsifying, Conditioning, Solubilizing
The Protachems are useful in personal care products as non-ionic surfactants, emulsifiers, solubilizers and conditioners.
Their resistance to hydrolytic degradation makes them particularly useful in aggressive formulations.