Isodeceth(e) (inci)

The polyoxyethylene ethers of isodecyl alcohol are called isodeceth(e) (for comparison see: laurethe as polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol; steareth as polyoxyethylene ether of stearyl alcohol and others).

Polyalkylene glycol ethers are non-ionic surfactants, the lipophilic part of which consists of fatty alcohols (e.g. lauryl alcohol, palmitic alcohol, stearyl alcohols etc.). The hydrophilic part 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. Isodeceth-4, for example, is the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 4 ethylene oxide units per mole.

Representatives are Isodeceth-4, Isodeceth-5; Isodeceth-6, which act as emulsifiers and surfactants.