PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is a water soluble soft-solid solubilizer/oil-in-water emulsifier.

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil

Beige unctuous, solid paste

1–10%

Thick, sticky, smooth paste

Characteristic

Slow

30°C

5.5–7 (3% in water)

Non-ionic

Miscible in both water and oils

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil can function as a co-emulsifier (oil-in-water) and solubilizer. It can also contribute thickening and texture to our products. I’ve used it in body oils to give them a bit of added viscosity and allow the oil to self-solubilize with any water on the skin. PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is also a popular ingredient in hair pomades.

No

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil only exists as a refined product.

Good solubilizer and thickener. Very versatile.

Not natural, not always widely available.

You’d need a different PEG hydrogenated oil to get both the water solubility and the thickening. You can try splitting out the PEG part (Olivem 300, polysorbate 80) and the thickening part (a soft butter, perhaps?) to get both parts from two ingredients.

Include it in the heated oil phase. It doesn’t strictly need to be melted to work with it, but that does make things easier.

Stored somewhere cool, dark, and dry, PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil should last about two years.

PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil has the coolest stringy-gooey consistency!

100g (3.3oz)

 Buy it from an online DIY ingredient supplier or Amazon.