Mipa-c12-15 pareth sulfate (inci)

MIPA-C12 pareth sulfate (MIPA is the acronym for monoisopropanolamine an alkanolamine). The polyoxyethylene ethers of synthetic fatty alcohols are called "pareth" (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 whose lipophilic part 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. The C numbering (e.g. C12-15) designates a synthetic C12-C15 fatty alcohol. For example, the INCI designation C12-15 Pareth defines a polyoxyethylene ether with a mixture of synthetic C12-C15 fatty alcohols.

MIPA-C12-15 pareth sulfate is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance) and cleanser (cleans the body surface)