Used in skin fresheners, skin care products, skin cleansing products, makeup bases and foundations, shampoos, and fragrance powders.
Uses
It is mostly used for its solvency properties for
Benefits
• Has solvent properties
• Widely used
• Multi-purpose
• Water-soluble
Usage Rate
The usage for this product depends on the nature of the formulation, thus there is no exact recommended concentration.
Strengths
Safe, non-irritant, and eco-friendly.
Caution
Polysorbate-60 (Tween-60) is a thickening agent and oily liquid used in cosmetics and skin care formulas to enable ingredients to dissolve in a solvent in which they would not normally dissolve.
They also help to form emulsions by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
Polysorbate-60 is a surfactant created by reacting sorbitol with ethylene oxide and fatty acids obtained from vegetable fats and oils. It is used to disperse oil in water in formulas, and may be found in a wide variety of products, including skin fresheners, skin care products, skin cleansing products, makeup bases and foundations, shampoos, permanent waves and fragrance powders.