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PEG-120 methyl glucose dioleate alternatives
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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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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Have you tried good old crothix?
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@chemicalmatt Thank you for the response! I will see how SLES-2 works in my formulation.
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@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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