Database/Emollient/PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate
100% petroleum · ISO 16128

Is PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate natural?

No. Every fragment — benzyl alcohol, propoxylate chain, and branched oxo-alcohol-derived acid — is petrochemical.

INCI namePPG-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate
CAS1073606-36-6
FormulaC24H40O5 · 408.6 Da
FunctionEmollient · Hair Conditioning
FeedstockThis ester is built from benzyl alcohol, propylene…

How we scored it

Benzyl alcohol (petrochemical) + 3 PPG units (propylene oxide, petrochemical) + ethylhexanoate (from 2-ethylhexanol, petrochemical oxo-alcohol) — all fragments 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

This ester is built from benzyl alcohol, propylene oxide, and 2-ethylhexanoic acid, all standard petrochemical building blocks. No natural-origin route is used commercially.

In plain English

A synthetic emollient built entirely from petrochemical ingredients: benzyl alcohol, propylene oxide, and a branched synthetic fatty acid.

CosIng definition: PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate is the alkoxylated derivative of benzyl alcohol

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Structure

2D structure of PPG-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate

2-[2-(2-phenylmethoxypropoxy)propoxy]propyl 3-ethylhexanoate

PubChem CID 139033531 ↗

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-3 Benzyl Ether Ethylhexanoate. PubChem CID 139033531. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
  3. 3PPG-3 BENZYL ETHER ETHYLHEXANOATE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
  4. 4PPG-3 BENZYL ETHER ETHYLHEXANOATE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=PPG-3%20BENZYL%20ETHER%20ETHYLHEXANOATE