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BulkActives are DIY skin care suppliers of skin actives, cosmetic ingredients, cosmeceuticals, active ingredients, and standardized botanical extracts for diy skin care products and homemade cosmetics.

Attention: BulkActives is a part-time business.
Orders are processed on Saturdays and mailed on Mondays at the latest, usually earlier.

 

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Free original software: Recipe creator database and HLB calculator

 

We now offer a range of NON-formaldehyde releasing preservatives:

phenoxyethanol (paraben free) & paraben and phenoxyethanol combo

 

 

NEW

White Willow - bark extract 80%...more salicin and a light beige color!

 

Back in Stock:

NaH

Centella asiatica

Soy isoflavones

 

Out of stock:

Alpha Bisabolol natural

Oat Beta Glucan

Lecithin

Product details

 

Function: non-ionic emulsifier

CAS#: 9005-65-6. Appearance: Amber, viscous liquid, odorless. 

Solubility: water & alcohols, insoluble in oils.

 

HLB :  15 (gives oil-in-water emulsions).

Suggested percentage:1% to 3%

Properties: Polysorbate 80 is a safe, food grade, non-ionic emulsifier. It can be used with a co-emulsifier, such as Lecithin to cover a wide range of oil in water, and water in oil emulsion systems. Individually, it is an excellent solubilizer of essential oils, wetting agent, viscosity modifier, stabilizer and dispersing agent.

 

Storage: Cool, dry place. Do not freeze. Keep away from light and moisture!
Country of origin: Taiwan

About Polysorbate 80 / Tween 80

 

"Polysorbate 80 (commercially also known as Tween® 80), is a nonionic detergent and emulsifier derived from polyoxylated sorbitol and oleic acid, and is often used in foods. Polysorbate 80 is a viscous, water-soluble yellow liquid. The hydrophilic groups in this compound are polyethers also known as polyoxyethylene groups which are polymers of ethylene oxide. In the nomenclature of polysorbates, the numeral designation following polysorbate refers to the lipophilic group, in this case the oleic acid.

 

Other names:

 

• Polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate
• (x)-sorbitan mono-9-octadecenoate poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl)
• Tween® 80
• POE (20) sorbitan monooleate"

Polysorbate 80 (Tween 80) is used in skin care recipes as an emulsifier. It is often an included ingredient in body washes, hair shampoos, hair loss treatments, lotions, creams, bath oils.