Coceth

Coceth (CAS 61791-13-7), commercially known as ethoxylated coco alcohol, is a nonionic surfactant derived from coconut oil fatty alcohols reacted with ethylene oxide.

The degree of ethoxylation varies across grades, determining how the material performs in emulsification and detergency applications across personal care and industrial markets.

In personal care formulations, it functions as an emulsifier and solubilizer in creams, lotions, and cleansing products, helping stabilize oil-in-water systems for consumers.

Household and industrial cleaners rely on it for its degreasing and soil-lifting performance in hard surface cleaners, degreasers, and laundry formulations for heavy-duty use.

Textile processing operations use it as a scouring and wetting agent to prepare fiber substrates before dyeing or finishing. In paper and leather processing, it supports uniform penetration.

It reduces surface tension at the substrate interface. Coceth is supplied as a liquid or paste depending on the ethoxylation level, with lower EO grades presenting as waxy solids.

Grades are differentiated by their ethylene oxide chain length, commonly designated as Coceth-3, Coceth-7, Coceth-10, and higher, each targeting specific HLB requirements for the user.

Both technical and cosmetic-grade material is available, with cosmetic grades conforming to relevant purity standards for personal care use in global manufacturing markets.