Synonym(s)
CAS number: 667-83-4
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"Ethyl" refers to ethanol as the alcoholic component, "ether" (ether) the condensation product of 2 alcohol molecules. Panthenyl ethyl ether is the ether compound of panthenol and ethyl alcohol.
The substance is used in cosmetic formulations. It acts as an antistatic agent (reduces static electricity by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface, for example of hair) and as a hair conditioning agent (makes hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume).
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer