POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE

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INCI name POTASSIUM GLYCERYL TRICETEARATE/CITRATE
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Chem/IUPAC Name / DescriptionPotassium Glyceryl Tricetearate/Citrate is the potassium salt of the triglycerides formed by the reaction of citric acid with the mono-, di- and triglycerides of a mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.
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BINDING: Providing adhesive properties during and after compression in cosmetic tablets and/or cakes.
BULKING: Non-reactive (chemically inert), solid ingredients that dilute other solids and/or increase the volume of cosmetic products.
EMULSION STABILISING: Helping the process of emulsification and improving emulsion stability and shelf-life.
PRESERVATIVE: Exclusively or mainly intended to inhibit the development of micro-organisms in the cosmetic product. All authorised preservatives are substances in the positive list of Annex V to the Cosmetics Regulation 1223/2009.
SKIN CONDITIONING: Maintaining the skin in good condition.
SKIN CONDITIONING - EMOLLIENT: Acting as lubricants on the skin surface providing the skin with a soft and smooth appearance.
SURFACTANT - EMULSIFYING: Helping suspensions or dispersions of liquids in a second liquid by reducing the surface tension of the substances to be emulsified.
VISCOSITY CONTROLLING: Increasing or decreasing the viscosity (thickness) of cosmetics.