Hydrogenated palm/palm kernel oil peg-6 esters (inci)

Hydrogenated palm/palm kernel oil PEG-6 esters is a mixture of hardened palm oil and palm kernel oil (see below oil palm) and polyethylene glycol esters.

Polyethylene glycols (PEG), are depending on the chain length differently consistent (liquid or solid), chemically inert, water soluble and non-toxic polymers, with the general empirical formula C2nH4n + 2On + 1, which result from the polymerisation of ethylene oxide. The number 6 after "PEG-" indicates the average number of molecular units -CH2-CH2-O- (here 6 units). The most important property of all polyethylene glycols is their solubility in water, their long shelf life (they are not subject to the usual biological degradation processes) and their good general and especially good skin compatibility.

Hydrogenated palm/palm kernel oil PEG-6 esters act as emollient (makes the skin supple and smooth), emulsifier (changes the interfacial tension of liquids like water and oil so that they can be mixed together), skin care product, surfactant and stabilizer (stabilizes the resistance and shelf life of ingredients or formulations).