Polyoxyethylene lanolin alcohol

Polyoxyethylene lanolin alcohol (CAS 61791-20-6), also sold as alcohols lanolin ethoxylated, is an ethoxylated derivative of lanolin alcohols used primarily as a nonionic emulsifier and wetting agent.

Where is Polyoxyethylene lanolin alcohol used?

• Personal care: emulsifier and moisturizing co-emulsifier in creams, lotions and hair conditioners, stabilizing oil-in-water systems
• Textile processing: wetting and softening agent in fiber finishing, scouring and dyeing
• Leather treatment: fat-liquoring and surface conditioning
• Coatings and adhesives: substrate wetting and pigment dispersion stability
• Varying ethylene oxide content yields grades with differing HLB values for specific emulsion types.

Commercial specifications

• Ethylene oxide content can be varied to produce grades with differing HLB values
• Cosmetic-grade material conforming to standard industry purity requirements is the most commonly traded form