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"Sodium" refers to the element sodium, carboxylates are salts of carboxylic acids.
Sodium ceteth-13 carboxylates are substances which are used in cosmetic preparations where they act as emulsifiers (change the interfacial tension of liquids like water and oil so that they can be mixed together) and surfactants (washing-active substances). "Ceteth-" means a PEG (polyethylene glycol) ether of cetyl alcohol. The number after "Ceteth-" indicates the average number of molecular units -CH2-CH2-O-.
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