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  PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate alternatives

  Posted by Ahoyte17 on September 12, 2021 at 12:16 am

  Hello! I wanted to know if there is an alternative to PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate in shampoos as a thickener and surfactant. I’ve seen PEG-150 Disterate is a good thickener, however the surfactant portion is what I’m also looking for. Is there anything else I can add that will be similar to PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate? Thank you in advance 

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  chemicalmatt

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  September 13, 2021 at 8:08 pm

  The PEG-ester thickeners function best with anionic sulfates and sulfonates and to a lesser extent sulfoacetates. The best response is with SLES-2.  After sulfonated anionics they loose most if not all of their thickening mojo. 

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  ngarayeva001

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  September 14, 2021 at 4:07 am

  Have you tried good old crothix?

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  Ahoyte17

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  September 16, 2021 at 10:42 pm

  @chemicalmatt Thank you for the response! I will see how SLES-2 works in my formulation.

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  Ahoyte17

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  September 16, 2021 at 10:45 pm

  @ngarayeva001 I have not considered it but it also fits the thickening portion I was looking for. This really helps, thank you!

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