Ingredient
BIS-(DECYLTETRADECETH-150) HEXANEDICARBAMATE
Substance information
"Decyl" mostly refers to decanol (decyl alcohol) as alcoholic component or generally a hydrocarbon residue with 10 carbon atoms. "Deceth-" refers to a PEG ether of decyl alcohol. The number behind "deceth" refers to the average number of molecular units -CH2-CH2-O-. The similar applies to other alcohols (un-/do-/tri-/tetradecyl-, isodecyl-, octylododecyl-, …) "Hexane" generally refers to a saturated hydrocarbon chain with 6 carbon atoms. Carbamates are salts or esters of carbamide acids. The esters are better known under the name of urethanes.
Function(s) of this ingredient in cosmetic products
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING
Increases or decreases the viscosity of cosmetic products
Origin
synthetic
Background information on use in cosmetics
Polyethylene glycols (INCI: PEG-...) are poly condensation products of ethylene glycol, or polymerisation products of ethylene oxide. The number added to the name refers to the mean number of ethylene oxide units in the substance. The consistency of the PEG derivatives is increasingly solid with a growing degree of polymerisation. PEGs with a mean molar mass of up to 600 g/mol are liquid, up to 1,000 g/mol wax-like and from 4,000 g/mol solid wax-like substances. By mixing solid and liquid components, products of a creamy consistency are obtained which are used as water-free and water rinse-off bases. With growing molar mass water solubility and hygroscopicity (ability to absorb moisture) of the polyethylene glycols decrease.
Information on safe use
Claudia Fruijtier-Pölloth: Safety assessment on polyethylene glycols (PEGs) and their derivatives as used in cosmetic products. In: "Toxicology" (2005), No. 214, P. 1-38. Publisher: Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
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Regulating cosmetics
Cosmetics Ingredients are subject to regulation. Please note, different regulations may apply to cosmetic ingredients outside the EU.