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.

Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 100 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The balanced 100 cSt grade — a coherent, uniform dimethicone (PDMS) film without the drag of heavier oils. The personal-care and polish-glide workhorse.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 12,500 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The polish-active grade at 12,500 cSt — a high-viscosity dimethicone (PDMS) that builds depth of gloss, and a recognised damping and hydraulic-stabiliser medium.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 350 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The general-purpose 350 cSt grade — a durable, low-migration dimethicone (PDMS) film, also offered NSF H1 food-grade for incidental-contact duty.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 5 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A thin, fast-wetting 5 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) chosen where low viscosity and a dry, residue-free feel matter most — the lightest non-volatile silicone oil grade.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 50 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
A light mid-viscosity 50 cSt dimethicone (PDMS) that penetrates and coats evenly — picked where flow, fiber wet-out and bath circulation outweigh film durability.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Oil 500,000 cSt (Dimethicone, PDMS)
CAS 9006-65-9
The apex damping and torque-transfer grade at 500,000 cSt — dimethicone (PDMS) at the fluid-to-gum boundary, for torsional dampers and viscous couplings.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Quaternium-22
CAS 131620-31-0
A cationic silicone that anchors conditioning to hair and skin without a heavy or greasy residue. It functions as a hair- and skin-conditioning agent, contributing substantivity and a smooth after-feel to leave-on and rinse-off personal-care products.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Silicone Quaternium-22 (and) Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate (and) Dipropylene Glycol (and) Cocamidopropyl Betaine
CAS 946846-36-2
A pre-built conditioning system that bundles silicone substantivity, emulsification, and mild surfactancy in one drop-in raw material. It supplies a ready-to-use conditioning and emulsifying system for personal-care formulations, pairing a cationic silicone conditioner with a polyglyceryl emulsifier, a glycol carrier, and an amphoteric surfactant.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate (SCI)
CAS 61789-32-0
A coconut-based acyl-isethionate surfactant engineered for syndet cleansing bars. Used as a primary cleansing surfactant in synthetic-detergent (syndet) bars, facial and body cleansers, and shampoos.
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Isostearoyl Lactylate
CAS 66988-04-3
A lactylate emulsifier that stabilizes oil-in-water systems in personal-care formulations. Used as an anionic emulsifier and conditioning agent in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Sodium Lauroyl Lactylate
CAS 13557-75-0
A lactic-acid-derived emulsifier bridging oil and water phases in personal-care and food systems. Used as an anionic emulsifier and conditioning surfactant in personal-care and food formulations.
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Sodium Oleate
CAS 143-19-1
Fatty-acid soap and emulsifier for flotation, emulsion polymerization, and oil/water systems. HSDB documents its use in ore flotation, textile waterproofing, metal polishes, and polymer curing, and as an emulsifier for oil/water systems and in the emulsion polymerization of butadiene.
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Polymers & Resins
Sodium Polyacrylate
CAS 9003-04-7
The sodium salt of polyacrylic acid that absorbs many times its weight in water and disperses scale-forming minerals. Depending on grade it is used as a superabsorbent polymer, as a thickener and film former in personal-care and household products, and as a dispersant, antiscalant and…
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Surfactants - Anionic
Sodium Stearoyl Glutamate
CAS 38517-37-2
A glutamic-acid-derived anionic surfactant that emulsifies oil-in-water systems and forms liquid-crystal structures. It is used as an emulsifier and cleansing surfactant and as a hair- and skin-conditioning agent in personal-care formulations.
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Acids & Salts
Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate (SSL)
CAS 25383-99-7
Lactylate anionic emulsifier for baked-goods and personal-care formulations. PubChem and JECFA classify it as a food emulsifier, and CIR lists it as a cosmetic emulsifying agent.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Isostearate (Sorbitan Isooctadecanoate)
CAS 71902-01-7
A branched-chain sorbitan ester emulsifier favored for its light feel and oxidative stability in oil-phase systems. PubChem (CIR ingredient: Sorbitan Isostearate) documents its use as an emulsifying agent in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Laurate (Sorbitan Monolaurate)
CAS 1338-39-2
A short-chain sorbitan ester emulsifier and fiber lubricant bridging food, cosmetic, and textile uses. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicinal products, and as a fiber lubricant and softener in the textile industry.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Monooleate (Sorbitan Oleate)
CAS 1338-43-8
An unsaturated sorbitan ester emulsifier for water-in-oil systems, demulsification, and broad industrial duty. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicines, as a lubricant and softener in textiles, and as a surfactant and demulsifier in industrial systems.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Sorbitan Monostearate (Sorbitan Stearate)
CAS 1338-41-6
A workhorse sorbitan ester emulsifier and stabilizer spanning bakery, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical bases. It is used as an emulsifier, stabilizer, and thickener in foods, cosmetics, and medicinal products, as a lubricant and softener in textiles, and as a water-in-oil emulsifying agent.
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Specialty Additives
Soy Lecithin (Soya Lecithin)
CAS 8030-76-0
A soy-derived phospholipid emulsifier supplied in powder form for food, feed, and industrial wetting duty. Lecithin is an established emulsifier and wetting/dispersing agent used across food, animal feed, and industrial formulations.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Soybean Oil Unsaponifiables (Glycine Soja)
CAS 68308-49-6
Phytosterol-rich lipid concentrate that boosts the conditioning fraction of a cosmetic oil phase. Used as a skin-conditioning emollient and lipid-replenishing ingredient in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Squalane
CAS 111-01-3
A fully saturated C30 hydrocarbon emollient prized for oxidative stability and a non-greasy skin feel. It is used as an emollient and skin/hair-conditioning agent in cosmetics, and as a lubricant and carrier in perfumes.
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Squalene
CAS 111-02-4
An unsaturated C30 polyene that serves as both a cosmetic emollient and a reactive chemical intermediate. It is used as an emollient and refatting agent in cosmetics and as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of surfactants, rubber chemicals, and aromatics.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
St. John’s Wort Extract (Hypericum Perforatum Extract)
CAS 84082-80-4
A Hypericum-derived botanical extract supplied as a raw ingredient for cosmetic and personal-care formulations. John's wort extract (CAS 84082-80-4) is a botanical extract of Hypericum perforatum.
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Amines & Amides
Stearamide MEA
CAS 111-57-9
A stearic monoethanolamide used to boost foam and control viscosity in cleansing systems. It is used as an antistatic, viscosity-controlling, and foam-boosting agent in cosmetics, and as a stabilizer and emulsifier in industrial systems.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Steareth-10
CAS 9005-00-9
An ethoxylated stearyl alcohol that serves as a nonionic emulsifier and solubilizer across formulated systems. It is used as a surfactant and permeation enhancer, and in the manufacture of cosmetics, cleaning and laundry products, construction chemicals, coatings, and textiles.
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Acids & Salts
Stearic Acid (Octadecanoic Acid)
CAS 57-11-4
A saturated C18 fatty acid that emulsifies and thickens creams, bases soaps and metallic-stearate greases, and activates rubber vulcanization.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Stearyl Alcohol (1-Octadecanol)
CAS 112-92-5
A C18 fatty alcohol that thickens, opacifies, and stabilizes emulsions while delivering emollient feel. It is used as an emollient, emulsion stabilizer, opacifier, and viscosity-controlling agent in cosmetics and creams, as an antifoam agent, in textile oils and finishes, and as a chemical intermediate.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Stearyl Methicone
CAS 68554-54-1
An alkyl-modified silicone wax that combines silicone slip with the structuring body of a long-chain fatty backbone. It is used in personal-care formulation as an emollient and skin- and hair-conditioning agent and as a structuring wax that adds body and water resistance to anhydrous and…
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Sulfated Castor Oil (Turkey Red Oil)
CAS 8002-33-3
A classic water-soluble sulfated oil that wets, emulsifies, and levels across textile and leather processing. It is used as a wetting agent, emulsifier, and dyeing/leveling assistant in textiles, in leather fatliquoring, and as a defoaming and processing aid.
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Sweet Almond Oil (Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis Oil)
CAS 8007-69-0
A light, mild fixed oil pressed from sweet almonds, used as an emollient carrier base and edible oil. It is used as an emollient and skin-conditioning carrier oil in cosmetic and personal-care formulations and as an edible vegetable oil.
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Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate (Ascorbyl Tetraisopalmitate)
CAS 183476-82-6
A lipophilic, oil-soluble vitamin C ester formulated as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning active for cosmetics. By INCI/PubChem, it is used in cosmetic formulations as an antioxidant and skin-conditioning agent.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Tocopheryl Glucoside
CAS 104832-72-6
A water-compatible vitamin E (tocopherol) derivative for personal-care formulation. It is supplied as an ingredient for cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Tridecyl Alcohol (Isotridecanol)
CAS 27458-92-0
A C13 oxo alcohol used as a surfactant intermediate and lubricant/emollient base. It is used as a surface-active agent, a lubricating agent, and a fragrance ingredient.
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Specialty Additives
Triethanolamine Stearate (TEA-Stearate)
CAS 82009-17-4
An amine-soap emulsifier that forms stable oil-in-water systems on neutralization. It is supplied as an anionic emulsifier for personal-care and industrial formulations.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Trimethylsiloxysilicate (MQ Resin)
CAS 56275-01-5
A film-forming MQ silicone resin that lends body and a durable silicone film to personal-care and surface-care formulations. It functions as a film former and is a CIR-reviewed cosmetic ingredient that appears in personal-care, automotive-care, and home-maintenance products.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Vinyl-Terminated Polydimethylsiloxane (Vinyl PDMS)
CAS 68951-99-5
The reactive backbone of platinum-cure silicone rubber, built to crosslink through its terminal vinyl groups. It serves as the base polymer in addition-cure (hydrosilylation) silicone elastomer systems, reacting with hydride crosslinkers under platinum catalysis.
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Vitamin A Palmitate (Retinyl Palmitate)
CAS 79-81-2
The shelf-stable retinol ester of choice for vitamin A fortification and cosmetic conditioning. It is used as a vitamin A source for fortifying foods, feed, and dietary supplements, and as a skin-conditioning ingredient in cosmetic formulations.
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White Mineral Oil (Mineral Oil, White Oil)
CAS 8042-47-5
A refined, colorless petroleum oil for lubrication, personal care, and food-contact use. It is used as a lubricant and process oil, as an emollient in cosmetic and personal-care products, and, in food-grade grades, as a lubricant and release agent for food-processing equipment.
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Specialty Additives
White Petrolatum (Petroleum Jelly, Petrolatum)
CAS 8009-03-8
A refined, near-colorless hydrocarbon jelly that serves equally as a cosmetic emollient base and an industrial moisture barrier. The white grade is used as an emollient and base in cosmetic and personal-care products, and industrially as a lubricant, rust preventive, and moisture barrier.
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