Applications and Benefits of PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate in Personal Care

What Is OILREE ® MY928 (PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate)?

With a green safety level of 2-4, it is not only mild and low irritating, but also can be smoothly combined with various surfactants. OILREE ® MY928 (PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate) has become a core ingredient in infant and toddler cleaning products and sensitive skin care formulas. It can significantly reduce the irritation of sulfate surfactants and maintain stable foaming performance, setting a new benchmark for mild surfactants in the personal care industry. ”

PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate, as a non-ionic surfactant with high HLB value, has gained a lot of attention in the field of beauty and personal care due to its balanced hydrophilic and oleophilic properties, outstanding mildness, and multi scene adaptability. Yichang Mingya New Material Technology Co., Ltd. has developed the product OIL REE based on this ingredient ® MY928， Moreover, with precise formulas, strict quality control, and targeted application solutions, it has emerged as a demand material for formulators who pursue "mild and safe".

From the perspective of material properties, OILREE ® MY928 uses sorbitol as its core skeleton, dehydrated to form dehydrated sorbitol, and then grafted with lauric acid and PEG-80 segments to form a structurally clear non-ionic surfactant. Its molecular formula is C₁₈H₃₄O₆, with a molecular weight of approximately 346.46 Da. The long PEG segment in the structure gives it strong hydrophilicity, making it suitable for stable water-based systems, while the lauric acid segment ensures a certain degree of lipophilicity, effectively dispersing oil soluble components in cleansing and bathing products, balancing cleanliness and mildness.

In terms of ingredient content, OILREE ® MY928 strictly controls the proportion of the main active ingredient (PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate), keeping it at 70% -73% and the moisture content at 27% -30%. This ensures that the concentration of the active ingredient can meet various formula requirements and avoids unstable performance caused by excessive impurities, laying a stable raw material foundation for subsequent product development.

In terms of key physical and chemical indicators, OILREE ® MY928 meets the production needs of beauty and personal care products. It appears as a yellow transparent liquid with a slight characteristic odor, and is easily soluble in water. Even in cold water environments of 10-15 ℃, it can be stirred without sediment residue, greatly reducing the difficulty of dissolution operations for formulators during the production process. In terms of acid value, it is ≤ 2 mgKOH/g, lower than the industry average of 5 mgKOH/g standard, which can avoid skin irritation caused by excessive free fatty acids; The pH value of a 1% aqueous solution at 25 ℃ is 6.0-7.5, which is close to the pH value of human skin. It can reduce the damage to the skin barrier and meet the care needs of delicate skin types such as sensitive skin and infant skin. In terms of active ingredient content, its active ingredient accounts for 68% -70%, and the fluctuation range of each batch is controlled within a reasonable range. This stability allows formulators to directly fix the formula ratio without frequently adjusting the addition amount, reducing research and development trial and error costs while ensuring consistency in product quality. In terms of storage, OILREE ® The conditions of MY928 are also very friendly, just seal, avoid light, store in a dry and ventilated environment at room temperature, and the storage temperature should be ≤ 30 ℃, avoiding exceeding 45 ℃.

For beauty and personal care formulators, when choosing surfactants, they often face three major pain points: "difficult to balance mildness and cleaning power", "easy conflict with other ingredients", and "difficult to meet safety standards". However, OIL REE ® MY928 can precisely address these issues in a targeted manner. In terms of mildness, as a low stimulus non-ionic surfactant, OILREE ® The mildness of MY928 has been inferred to belong to the actual non-toxic level. The key is that it can also optimize the mildness of other ingredients. When the formula contains SLS sulfate anionic surfactants, add OIL REE ® MY928， Can reduce the overall formula's skin irritation.

In terms of compatibility, OILREE ® MY928 performs exceptionally well and is well compatible with anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants, without any conflicting issues such as precipitation, clumping, or defoaming. When combined with cationic surfactants such as Cetrimonium chloride, the smoothness of hair conditioners can be improved, and when combined with non-ionic surfactants such as Peg 7 glyceryl cocoate, the mildness can be further enhanced. At the same time, it does not interact with common active ingredients and does not disrupt their activity.

In terms of security compliance, OILREE ® MY928 has passed multi-dimensional authoritative safety verification and is suitable for the high requirements of raw material safety in beauty and personal care products. Its core ingredient PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate has been included in the International Association of Cosmetic Ingredients (INCI) list and has passed the safety assessment of the International Raw Material Safety Assessment Agency (CIR). The assessment report clearly states that when used in various cosmetics within the recommended dosage range, it has no significant irritation risk to the skin or mucous membranes, nor potential sensitization.

Based on these advantages, OILREE ® The application scenarios of MY928 cover multiple sub categories in beauty and personal care, especially in areas with high requirements for mildness. In the field of infant and toddler care, the skin barrier thickness of infants and toddlers is only one-third of that of adults, and they are extremely sensitive to irritants. Therefore, infant and toddler cleaning products have the most stringent requirements for the mildness of raw materials. OILREE ® The recommended dosage of MY928 in this type of product is about 5-10%, and common applications include baby shower gel, baby shampoo, baby moisturizing and cleaning solution, etc. In the field of gentle adult care, with "sensitive skin friendly" becoming the mainstream trend, OILREE ® The application demand for MY928 is rapidly increasing, and it can be used for products such as sensitive skin cleansers, gentle shower gels, and bubble baths.

In the current context of severe homogenization in the beauty and personal care market, differentiation of raw materials is often the key to product differentiation. OILREE ® The market value brought by MY928 to the brand is mainly reflected in three aspects: firstly, reducing research and development costs. Its stable performance and wide compatibility allow formulators to quickly launch new products without spending a lot of time adjusting ingredient ratios. Secondly, increasing the product premium, "mild and low stimulation" can serve as the core selling point of the product, helping the brand establish a differentiated positioning in the mid to high end market. Finally, expand market boundaries and leverage compliance advantages to use OIL REE ® Our products have entered the overseas markets of Emulsifier for cosmetics, including the European Union, the United States, and Japan, helping our brand expand globally.

From a supply chain perspective, Yichang Mingya New Material Technology Co., Ltd. serves as OIL REE ® MY928 provides stable production capacity support, with a packaging specification of 25kg/barrel that is suitable for both large enterprises to purchase in bulk and for small and medium-sized brands to conduct small-scale trial production. At the same time, enterprises can also provide customized technical services, providing suggestions on adding amounts, compatibility testing reports, etc. for different brands' formula requirements, to help brands quickly solve technical problems in the research and development process. In the future, as consumers' demand for "mild and safe" continues to escalate, and global cosmetics regulations become increasingly stringent on the irritant properties of raw materials, OILREE ® The market space for high-performance mild surfactants such as MY928 will further expand, becoming the core supporting material for the "mild cleaning" trend in the beauty and personal care industry.