Thank you for your feedback….I have done a tremendous amount of back and forth between Dicap Carb and Ethylhexyl isononanoate. I chose the latter as my final winner for dry emollient. What gave the Ethylhexyl isononanoate the ‘win’ was if gives a less shiny (more matte) finish….otherwise those two are my top picks for a dry emollient.
The project I just finished had a lot of silicone oils in it…. and I thought that the blend of Ethylhexyl isononanoate and the C12-15 AB was the perfect mix for stability with branched chain esters and with various polarities at play.
I have always been one to buy multiple ‘same’ ingredients from various suppliers and compare them, and have always found VAST differences! None more so than CCT….which ranged from nasty to elegant. But interestingly enough…..which I wouldn’t have expected from a synthetic ingredient….the runner up….for most varience….vendor to vendor….was absolutely… C 12-15 AB !!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go figure.
So, I did end up with a C12-15 AB that I am very fond of….and for a guy that has made ester’s his lifeblood….that is saying a lot. I have to thank @chemicalmatt , and his pure and deep love for C 12-15 AB, for my continued testing of this multi-functional….to the point that I also came to cherish it. 😍
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This reply was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by Graillotion.
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This reply was modified 5 months, 2 weeks ago by Graillotion.