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  Are there oil soluble chealators

  Posted by Bluebird on September 25, 2024 at 4:10 am

  Are there oil-soluble chelators that are used in cosmetics industry?

  If so, what are some examples worth checking out?

  chemicalmatt replied 1 month, 3 weeks ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  ketchito

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  September 25, 2024 at 7:55 am

  I don’t think there are. The interaction between metallic ions and chelants in cosmetics is ionic in nature, for what you need a protic solvent, which in our case is water. Also, the metallic ions you want to protect your products from are completely or partially soluble in water, so you need your chelant to also be soluble in water.

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  chemicalmatt

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  September 27, 2024 at 1:59 pm

  …what @ketchito said…why would anyone need a chelant in an oil base? What lipid-soluble metal constructs are a threat and what lipid-soluble ingredient might be compromised? I cannot think of ANY need to use one in a medium like that. Can you elaborate?

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