Polysorbate 80

Extracted by chemical processes from the sweet-smelling fruits like apples, pears, peaches, and prunes, this surfactant is used in cosmetics, personal care, pharmaceutical, food, drug, textile, and metalworking industries.

INCI Name- Polysorbate 80

WHY YOU NEED IT-  

• You can find it in watery concoctions like room sprays, body sprays, and hand washes. Polysorbate 80 is used to disperse oils evenly so they don’t separate in shampoos, conditioners, face washes, lipsticks, etc.
• It is the reason behind the creaminess of your products.
• It boosts rinse off and adds extra strength to your other surfactants.
• Seldom it is used as a food additive in wines and ice-creams.
• It is used in sauces to keep their texture smooth.
• It is also used to improve the consistency of gel capsules and to make the pills disperse in the stomach.

PROCESS OS USING-

• To the heated oil phase add our polysorbate 80.
• Stir and dissolve it completely.
• Once it cools down to room temperature add water.
• Keep agitating constantly until an emulsion forms.