Synonym(s)
.alpha.-2-octadecenyl-.omega.-hydroxy- (Z)-; phosphates (2 mol EO average molar ratio); poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)
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The polyoxyethylene ethers of oleic acid are called oleth(e) (for comparison see: laurethe as polyoxyethylene ether of lauryl alcohol; steareth as polyoxyethylene ether of stearyl alcohol, etc. "phosphates" stands for ester/salts of phosphoric acid). In the name of the olethe, the inserted numbering means the average number of ethylene oxide units per mole an. Oleth-2 is the INCI designation for a polyoxyethylene ether with 2 ethylene oxide units per mole.
Oleth-2 phosphates are used in cosmetic formulations. The polyoxyethylene ether acts as a surfactant (washing-active substance) and as a cleaning agent (cleans the body surface).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer