Cromollient SCE (Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate)

Cromollient SCE is is a versatile water-soluble emollient—so, basically, it feels a lot like an oil, but self-disperses in watery products. It is also compatible with surfactant products. It is a patented product made by CRODA, so there is only one manufacturer.

Di-PPG-2 Myreth-10 Adipate

Clear liquid

1–25%

Semi-viscous smooth liquid with a velvety skin feel.

Nothing strong, a bit chemical-y.

Oil (but also self-dispersible in water)

Cromollient SCE is a popular ingredient in DIY cleansing oils as the ingredient that makes the oil self-emulsify with water, improving wash-off. It decreases the possible irritancy of surfactant systems, and helps improve comb-through in hair products. Cromollient SCE can also function as a solubilizer.

No

It only exists as a refined product.

Cromollient SCE is a silky smooth emollient that adds wash-off properties to otherwise oil based products. It also makes surfactant products more gentle, and can add some emolliency to otherwise water-based products without the need for an additional solubilizer. In hair products in drastically reduces the comb-through force required to detangle wet hair

It is hard to source outside the USA.

It depends on what you’re using it for. My first choice would likely be Olivem 300. After that, something like water soluble shea butter or polysorbate 80 would be a decent alternative.

Include it in the heated oil phase, or cold process. If the recipe doesn’t have an oil phase it can also be added directly to the water phase.

Stored somewhere cool, dark, and dry, Cromollient SCE should last at least two or three years.

You can easily make a super-simple cleansing oil by combining 5–10% Cromollient SCE with an inexpensive carrier oil like safflower oil, almond oil, or sunflower oil. The more Cromollient SCE you use, the more cleansing the oil will be.

100mL (3.3fl oz)

 Buy it from an online DIY ingredient supplier.