Definition
Polyethylene Glycol (4) Tallow Ether
Cosmetic roles
Surfactant that lifts dirtSURFACTANT - CLEANSINGMixes and holds oil and water togetherSURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING
Safety & regulatory references
Other restriction: ban substances that deplete the ozone layer
Source: EU CosIng ingredient list
Reviewed by CIR: Safety Assessment of Alkyl PEG Ethers as used in Cosmetics
More data — names, identifiers, properties, test records, literature
Names & identifiers
TALLOWETH-4INCI탈로웨스-18Korean label name (MFDS standard)탈로웨스-4Korean label name (MFDS standard)탈로웨스-5Korean label name (MFDS standard)탈로웨스-6Korean label name (MFDS standard)탈로웨스-7Korean label name (MFDS standard)TALLOWETH-18SynonymTALLOWETH-5SynonymTALLOWETH-6SynonymTALLOWETH-7Synonym
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61791-28-4
- CAS No.chemical registry number
- 61791-28-4 (generic)
- DTXSIDUS EPA chemical ID
- DTXSID101010968
What products actually use it for
What the 14 products reported to the US EPA with this ingredient use it for. Products outside cosmetics are included, so the top few rows are its main uses.
- Surfactant (surface active agent)9
- Emulsifier5
Source: US EPA CompTox dashboard
Linked databases 8
- Australian Industrial Chemicals Inventory (AICIS)
- China inventory of existing ingredients (IECIC)
- EU CosIng ingredient list 2 3 4 5 6
- Korea Cosmetic Association ingredient dictionary 2 3 4 5
- MFDS (Korea) cosmetic ingredient register 2
- US Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- US EPA CompTox dashboard
- US EPA DSSTox chemical database