The role of triethanolamine in cosmetics The effect of triethanolamine on the skin

As a high-quality additive, triethanolamine is widely used in many industrial fields. Similarly, it also contains a lot of business opportunities in mid-to-high-end cosmetics. So, what role does triethanolamine play in cosmetics?

The role of triethanolamine in cosmetics

Triethanolamine acts as a neutralizer in cosmetics. It can be neutralized with CP-940 to achieve the effect of thickening and moisturizing. It is used as an emulsifier, moisturizer, humectant, thickener, and pH balancer in cosmetics (including skin washes, eye gels, moisturizers, shampoos, etc.). Cream products made with triethanolamine have the characteristics of fine and bright white cream.

The role of triethanolamine

In cosmetic formulations, it is used to neutralize with fatty acids to form soaps, and with sulfated fatty acids to form amine salts. Triethanolamine is a commonly used emulsifier in cream preparations. Cream products emulsified with triethanolamine have the characteristics of fine and bright white cream. In addition, the colloidal phase formed by triethanolamine and higher fatty acids or higher fatty alcohols has good stability, the product quality is stable, and a high proportion of added ingredients can be tolerated. Triethanolamine is the most commonly used neutralizer for acidic polymer gels containing carbomer, etc. Triethanolamine neutralizes with carboxyl groups such as carbomer to form a stable polymer structure, achieving the application effects of thickening and moisturizing.

Triethanolamine content

The required content of triethanolamine in cosmetics and the requirements for raw materials are quite strict. Once the content is too high, it will cause great harm to people's skin. Therefore, high-quality triethanolamine is more mature in the application of mid-to-high-end cosmetics. As people continue to pursue green health, skin care products with high-quality triethanolamine as raw material are becoming more and more popular in the market. With the increasing incidence of skin diseases in recent years, people are paying more and more attention to the quality of the cosmetics they use while paying attention to beauty. Therefore, the cosmetics appearing on the market in recent years are increasingly tending to be of high quality with harmless additives, which contains huge business opportunities.

Application of triethanolamine

Different contents of triethanolamine have different functions in the chemical industry, and their classification can make them more suitable and safer to use. Triethanolamine can be used for industrial gas purification, pH control stabilizer, rubber vulcanization accelerator, developer stabilizer, engine carbon deposit inhibitor, vulcanization activator for natural rubber and synthetic rubber, polymerization activator for nitrile rubber, and can also be used as lubricant and anti-corrosion additive. In the future, triethanolamine needs to develop in the direction of greater refinement, higher purity and diversification.