Emulsifiers
Ceteareth-20
It helps organize the oil-water interface and often works with fatty alcohols to create body and lamellar emulsion structure.
- INCI
- CETEARETH-20
- CAS
- 68439-49-6
- Also known as
- polyoxyethylene 20 cetearyl ether · ceteareth 20
- Function
- Emulsifiers
Ingredient answer
What is Ceteareth-20?
Ceteareth-20 is a nonionic ethoxylated fatty alcohol used as an emulsifier or co-emulsifier in creams and lotions.
Formulation behavior
How it works inside a formula
Match it to oil-phase polarity and load, then validate process temperature, cooling, pH, electrolytes, viscosity, and long-term stability.
Where it appears
Common product contexts
- lotions
- face and body creams
- conditioning emulsions
Practical caution
What to keep in view
Choose the system around oil-phase load, process, pH, electrolytes, and stability testing.
Take the ingredient into a working formula.
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