Disodium deceth-6 sulfosuccinates

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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CAS No 68311-03-5

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Disodium deceth-6 sulfosuccinate is a substance used in cosmetic formulations. The substance acts as a surfactant and cleans the body surface.

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Sulphosuccinates are salts or esters of sulphosuccinic acid; 'disodium...' means a di-sodium salt.

The polyoxyethylene ethers of decyl alcohol are called deceth(e) (for comparison see e.g. laurethe, stearethe). The hydrophilic part of the molecule is formed by short-chain polyethylene glycols (polyoxyethylene). In the designation of fatty alcohol polyglycol ethers, the inserted numbering means the average number of ethylene oxide units per mole. Deceth- 6, for example, is the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 6 ethylene oxide units per mol.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020