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Nonoxynol-100 is a nonylphenol ethoxylate derivative. Nonylphenol ethoxylates represent a group of synthetic, non-ionic surfactants derived from nonylphenols. They differ from one another in the number of hydrophilic ethoxy units of the polyethylene glycol side chain. The number of ethoxy units is declared in the name e.g. Nonoxynol-100 with 100 ethoxy units.
Nonoxynol-100 is used in cosmetic formulations. The substance acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance) and as a cleansing agent (cleans the body surface).
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