Functional Role

Emollients

232 products serving this function

Emollients soften and smooth skin and hair by filling between cells and adding slip. RawSource supplies esters, plant oils, silicones, and hydrocarbon emollients in bulk.

Esters
Isocetyl Stearate
CAS 25339-09-7
A branched-chain stearate emollient ester supplied to personal-care formulators for a rich oil phase. It is used in cosmetic and personal-care formulations as an emollient and skin-conditioning ester.
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Solvents - Aliphatic
Isododecane
CAS 31807-55-3
A volatile branched C12 alkane supplied as a fast-spreading, light emollient and cosmetic solvent. Per its PubChem/INCI cosmetic classification it is used as an emollient and solvent in personal-care formulations.
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Solvents - Aliphatic
Isohexadecane
CAS 4390-04-9
A branched C16 isoparaffin supplied as a light, non-greasy emollient and spreading agent. It is used in cosmetic and personal-care formulations as an emollient and spreading agent.
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Solvents - Aliphatic
Isohexadecane
CAS 4390-04-9
A branched-chain saturated hydrocarbon supplied as a light emollient oil-phase component. Under the INCI name isohexadecane it is used in personal-care formulations as an emollient and spreading agent.
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Esters
Isononyl Isononanoate
CAS 59219-71-5
A light branched-chain ester supplied as a dry-feel emollient and pigment-wetting agent. It is used in cosmetic and personal-care formulations as an emollient and as a lubricating/spreading agent.
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Esters
Isopropyl Isostearate
CAS 68171-33-5
A branched-chain isostearate ester supplied as an emollient and binding agent for personal care. Per its CIR/PubChem cosmetic classification it is used as an emollient, skin-conditioning, and binding agent in personal-care formulations.
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Esters
Isopropyl Myristate (IPM)
CAS 110-27-0
Isopropyl myristate is a light, fast-spreading emollient ester that cuts greasiness and boosts skin penetration in topical and cosmetic formulations.
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Esters
Isopropyl Palmitate (IPP)
CAS 142-91-6
A widely used palmitate emollient ester supplied for cosmetics, lubrication, and plasticizer applications. It is used as an emollient and emulsifier in cosmetics, as a plasticizer, and as a solvent and carrier in chemical processing and metalworking.
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Acids & Salts
Isostearic Acid
CAS 30399-84-9
A liquid branched-chain C18 fatty acid supplied for ester synthesis, emulsification, and corrosion inhibition. Per its CIR/PubChem classification it is used as an emulsifier, surfactant, and binding agent, and as a corrosion inhibitor and chemical intermediate.
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Specialty Additives
Isostearyl Alcohol
CAS 27458-93-1
A liquid branched-chain C18 fatty alcohol supplied as an emollient and viscosity modifier. Per its CIR/PubChem cosmetic classification it is used as an emollient, skin-conditioning agent, and viscosity-controlling agent.
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Esters
Kojic Acid Dipalmitate (KAD)
CAS 79725-98-7
A lipid-soluble, storage-stable kojic acid ester engineered for oil-phase cosmetic formulation. Industry references record its cosmetic function as an emollient; as a lipophilic kojic-acid derivative it is incorporated into skin-care formulations.
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Amines & Amides
L-Theanine (Theanine)
CAS 3081-61-6
Tea-derived amino acid in demand for functional food, beverage, and supplement formulation. It is used as a dietary supplement ingredient and as a food and flavoring additive.
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Esters
Lanolin (Wool Wax)
CAS 8006-54-0
A naturally derived wool wax prized as an emollient base, lubricant, and rust-preventive film former. It is widely used as an emollient and skin-conditioning base in cosmetics and topical formulations, as a lubricant, and as a corrosion inhibitor in protective coatings.
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Laureth-2 Acetate
CAS 32289-26-2
An acetate-capped lauryl ethoxylate used as a nonionic emollient and conditioning ingredient. It is used as an emollient and conditioning ingredient in personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Laureth-4
CAS 68439-50-9
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Acids & Salts
Lauric Acid (Dodecanoic Acid)
CAS 143-07-7
A coconut-derived C12 fatty acid feedstock for soaps, surfactants, and esters. It is used in the manufacture of soaps and detergents, as a feedstock for surfactants and esters, and as an emulsifier and wetting agent.
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Specialty Additives
Lauryl Alcohol (1-Dodecanol, Dodecyl Alcohol)
CAS 112-53-8
A C12 fatty alcohol feedstock for the sulfation and ethoxylation chemistry behind anionic and nonionic surfactants. It serves chiefly as a chemical intermediate for sulfate and ethoxylate surfactants and as a foam stabilizer for alcohol-sulfate surfactant systems.
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Specialty Additives
Lecithin (Soy Lecithin)
CAS 8002-43-5
A phospholipid emulsifier that bridges oil and water phases in food, feed, and industrial systems. It functions as an emulsifier, surfactant, wetting and dispersing agent, and release agent across food, feed, and industrial formulations.
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Esters
Linoleamide DEA (Linoleic Diethanolamide)
CAS 68603-38-3
A linoleic-acid alkanolamide that thickens and stabilizes foam in surfactant-based cleansers. It is used as a surfactant for foam boosting and viscosity building and provides antistatic and conditioning effects in cleansing and personal-care formulations.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Liquid Silicone Rubber (LSR)
CAS 70131-67-8
A pumpable silicone elastomer that molds into flexible, thermally stable parts. It cures into a heat-, cold-, and weather-resistant rubber used for molded seals, gaskets, and O-rings, for electrical insulation and encapsulation, and for flexible molds and heat-resistant housewares.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Magnesium Alkyl Ether Sulfate (Magnesium Laureth Sulfate)
CAS 111937-03-2
A magnesium-counterion ether-sulfate surfactant supplied as a concentrated paste for foaming cleansers. It is used as a foaming and cleansing agent in shampoos, body washes, and liquid household and industrial cleaners.
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Esters
Mango Butter
CAS 90063-86-8
A solid botanical kernel fat that brings a firm, emollient base to balms, sticks, and confectionery blends. It is used as an emollient and skin- and hair-conditioning fat in personal-care formulations and as a hard fat (cocoa-butter-equivalent) base in confectionery and cosmetic sticks.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate
CAS 68936-95-8
A sugar-derived nonionic emulsifier that stabilizes oil-in-water creams and lotions. It is used as a nonionic emulsifier and emulsion stabilizer in personal-care and cosmetic oil-in-water formulations.
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Esters
Methyl Laurate (Methyl Dodecanoate)
CAS 111-82-0
A coconut-derived fatty-acid methyl ester serving as an oleochemical intermediate and mild solvent/emollient. It is used as a chemical intermediate — for alkanolamides, fatty alcohols, and fatty acids — and as a solvent, emollient, and flavoring agent.
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Esters
Methyl Soyate (Soybean Oil Methyl Esters)
CAS 67784-80-9
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Methyl Trimethicone
CAS 63148-57-2
A volatile branched silicone that delivers a dry, fast-spreading slip to skin and hair care. It is used in personal-care formulations as a light, non-greasy emollient, spreading agent, and skin- and hair-conditioning carrier.
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Specialty Additives
Mixed Tocopherols (Vitamin E, Tocopherol)
CAS 10191-41-0
A natural-source antioxidant concentrate that protects fats, oils, and feed against oxidation. They protect fats, oils, and oil-rich foods and feedingstuffs against oxidation and serve as a nutritional additive in animal feeds, foods, and dietary supplements.
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Specialty Additives
Mixed Tocopherols Powder (Vitamin E Powder)
CAS 1406-66-2
A free-flowing, carrier-adsorbed Vitamin E antioxidant for dry blends and premixes. It is used as an antioxidant to protect fats and oils against oxidation and as a Vitamin E nutritional ingredient in foods, feed premixes, and dietary supplements.
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Esters
Myreth-3 Myristate
CAS 59686-68-9
An ethoxylated fatty ester that conditions and emulsifies in personal-care formulations. It is used as an emollient and nonionic surfactant in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Acids & Salts
Myristic Acid (Tetradecanoic Acid)
CAS 544-63-8
A C14 saturated fatty acid for soaps, surfactants, and cosmetic esters. It is used in soaps, shaving creams, and cosmetics, as a surfactant feedstock, and as a chemical intermediate for esters such as isopropyl myristate and for alkanolamine condensates.
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Esters
Myristyl Myristate
CAS 3234-85-3
A dry-feel cosmetic ester used as an emollient and opacifier. It is used in cosmetic and personal-care formulations as an emollient, opacifier, and skin-conditioning agent.
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Glycols & Polyols
Neopentyl Glycol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
CAS 70693-32-2
A light, dry-feel emollient ester for the oil phase of personal-care formulations. Its established use is as an emollient and skin-conditioning ester in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
Neopentyl Glycol Diheptanoate
CAS 68855-18-5
A light, fast-spreading diester emollient that wets pigments and leaves a dry, silky after-feel. It is used in personal-care formulation as an emollient and skin-conditioning agent and as a spreading and pigment-wetting vehicle in color cosmetics.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (Cyclotetrasiloxane, D4)
CAS 556-67-2
A cyclic siloxane used as a monomer for silicone polymers and as a volatile carrier fluid. Industry references record use in the preparation of methyl silicone oils and as a solvent, diluent, and cosmetic emollient and conditioning fluid.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM)
CAS 107-51-7
Octamethyltrisiloxane (MDM) is a linear trisiloxane with a viscosity of approximately 1 cSt at 25°C. It is slightly longer chain than hexamethyldisiloxane (0.65 cSt) and is used as an intermediate in silicone polymer production, as a chain stopper, and as a volatile carrier fluid in…
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Esters
Octyl Isononanoate (Ethylhexyl Isononanoate)
CAS 84878-30-8
A spreadable emollient ester for the oil phase of cosmetic and personal-care formulations. Its established use is as an emollient and surface-modifying ester in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Octyldodecanol (2-Octyldodecanol)
CAS 5333-42-6
A light branched fatty alcohol used as an emollient, solvent, and viscosity modifier in personal care. Established uses include service as an emollient, solvent, viscosity modifier, and emulsifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Acids & Salts
Oleamide (Oleic Acid Amide)
CAS 301-02-0
A fatty-amide slip and anti-block additive for polyolefin film and molded parts. Established uses include service as a slip and anti-block agent for polyethylene and polyolefin film, a lubricant and mold-release agent, an additive to waxes, printing inks, and lubricating oils, and an antistatic/dispersion aid.
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Acids & Salts
Oleic Acid
CAS 112-80-1
A workhorse C18 fatty-acid feedstock for soaps, esters, surfactants and flotation chemistry. Established uses include the manufacture of soaps, oleate esters and surfactants, plasticizers and lubricant additives, ore flotation, textile and metalworking processing, and use as a defoaming agent in wet-process phosphoric acid.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Oleth-5 (PEG-5 Oleyl Ether)
CAS 9004-98-2
A five-mole ethoxylate of oleyl alcohol used to emulsify oils and build surfactant systems. It functions as an emulsifier and surfactant in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
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Esters
Oleyl Erucate
CAS 17673-56-2
A long-chain wax ester that delivers a light, lubricious emollient feel in skin-care and color cosmetics. It is used as an emollient in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Acids & Salts
Palmitic Acid (Hexadecanoic Acid)
CAS 57-10-3
A saturated C16 fatty acid feedstock for metallic soaps, palmitate esters, lubricants and release agents. Established uses include the manufacture of metallic palmitates and palmitate esters such as isopropyl palmitate, soaps and cosmetics, lubricating oils and waterproofing, mold-release in plastics, and service as a surfactant…
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Specialty Additives
Paraffin Wax
CAS 8002-74-2
A refined petroleum wax that delivers a controllable melt point for candles, coatings, and barrier applications. It is used in candles, coatings, and packaging, and as a release and waterproofing agent across industrial applications.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
PEG-100 Stearate
CAS 9004-99-3
A hydrophilic PEG stearate emulsifier that pairs with lipophilic co-emulsifiers to stabilize oil-in-water creams and lotions. It is used as an oil-in-water emulsifier and emulsion stabilizer in personal-care creams, lotions and related formulations.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
PEG-12 Dimethicone
CAS 68937-54-2
A silicone polyether that bridges silicone and water phases, emulsifying and wetting where ordinary surfactants struggle. It is used as a nonionic silicone surfactant, emulsifier and wetting agent and as a conditioning agent in personal-care formulations.
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Glycols & Polyols
PEG-200 Glyceryl Palmitate and PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate
CAS 67784-88-7
A two-ester nonionic blend formulated to emulsify and disperse oils in water-based systems. Both components act as emulsifiers and solubilizers in personal-care and cleansing formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
PEG-25 Hydrogenated Castor Oil
CAS 61788-85-0
An ethoxylated hydrogenated castor oil that solubilizes fragrances and oils into aqueous systems. It is used as an emulsifier, solubilizer and surfactant in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Esters
PEG-30 Dipolyhydroxystearate
CAS 9046-34-8
A polymeric PEG diester built for stabilizing water-in-oil emulsions. It is used as an emulsifier, particularly for water-in-oil systems, in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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