Database/Hair Conditioning/PPG-26-Buteth-26
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PPG-26-Buteth-26 natural?

No. Butanol, propylene oxide and ethylene oxide are all petrochemical fragments; no atoms trace to natural feedstock.

INCI namePPG-26-Buteth-26
CAS9038-95-3
FunctionHair Conditioning · Skin Conditioning
FeedstockA block copolymer made by ethoxylating and propoxylating…

How we scored it

Butanol initiator + 26 mol propylene oxide + 26 mol ethylene oxide, all petrochemical = 0.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.

Where it comes from

A block copolymer made by ethoxylating and propoxylating synthetic butanol. Both the alkylene oxide chains and the butyl initiator are petrochemical.

In plain English

A synthetic conditioning ingredient for hair and skin, built entirely from petroleum-derived building blocks: propylene oxide, ethylene oxide and butanol.

CosIng definition: Oxirane, methyl-, polymer with oxirane, monobutyl ether

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References

  1. 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
  2. 2PPG-26-BUTETH-26. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  3. 3PPG-26-BUTETH-26. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PPG-26-BUTETH-26