Ppg-24-peg-21 tallowaminopropylamine (inci)

PPG-24 is the acronym for "polypropylene glycol", the polymer of propylene glycol (1,2-propanediol), a dihydric alcohol. The number after "PPG" indicates the average number of propylene glycol molecular units, for "PPG-24" this is 24 propylene glycol molecular units.

"PEG" means "polyethylene glycol", a polymer (macromolecule of low-molecular monomers - basic building blocks) of ethylene oxide (-CH2-CH2-O-). The number 21 after "PEG-" indicates the average number of ethylene oxide units, here 21 molecular units. "tallowaminopropylamines" means ethoxylated and propoxylated tallow amine compounds (the basis is beef tallow).

PPG-24-PEG-21 tallowaminopropylamine is used in cosmetic formulations. The mixture of substances acts as an emulsifier (surface-active substance used in cosmetic preparations as an additive to combine 2 immiscible liquids - e.g. oil and water - into one emulsion), hair conditioning agent (makes the hair easy to comb, smooth, soft and shiny and gives it volume) and antistatic agent (reduces static charges by neutralizing the electrical charge on the surface, e.g. of hair).