POLIkol 4500 - PEG-100 - 25322-68-3

POLIkol 4500 - PEG-100 - 25322-68-3 is a safe, non-toxic product and does not cause skin irritation, therefore it is used as a water-soluble ingredient of hard cosmetics, such as lipsticks. POLIkol 4500 can be used as a moisture retaining agent in cosmetic preparations, e.g. in creams, face washes, scrubs, and also in make-up removers. It can be added to the formulation to improve its rheological properties (increase viscosity). The product can also be used as a carrier of active substances and a binding agent in dishwasher cubes, laundry tablets and bath salts.

In industrial applications, it is a component of lubricants, mainly water-soluble synthetic cutting fluids and heat transfer fluids. The product is used as a release agent in the rubber, plastics and elastomer processing industry. It is also an auxiliary agent in textile processing.

POLIkol 4500 acts as a plasticizer and binder in the production of ceramics and food packaging based on biopolymers. It has a positive opinion of international organizations such as FDA (Food and Drug Administration), which allows the use of polyethylene glycol as an indirect food additive based on CFR 21 lists:

• 175.105;
• 175.180;
• 176.200;
• 176.210.

Please note that the product may be used in accordance with the definitions provided by the organization, without exceeding the maximum permitted dose.

POLIkol 4500 is also used as a release agent in the rubber processing industry (tire production), plastics, elastomers. In tire production, the product acts as a zinc white activator in the vulcanization process. POLIKol 1500 also shows the properties of a drying preventer in flexographic ink formulations.

The product is not classified according to the CLP/GHS regulation.

Application of POLIkol 4500 - PEG-100 - 25322-68-3 :

• face wash preparations, creams, scrubs, make-up removers, hard cosmetics,
• packaging production,
• detergents in the form of cubes,
• metalworking,
• construction industry,
• textile industry,
• processing of plastics and elastomers,
• tire production (zinc white activator),
• production of ceramics and concrete,
• additive for flexographic inks