optiphen™ od multifunctional

Caprylyl Glycol. optiphen™ od multifunctional by Ashland Specialty Chemical acts as a preservative booster, moisturizer, solvent and emollient. It can be combined with very low doses of preservatives to effectively preserve personal care formulations. It has a balanced way of boosting preservative activity and imparting emolliency while being active over a wide pH range. It significantly increases the antimicrobial activity of preservatives, but normally it has little or no activity when used alone. It can be used in rinse-off personal care preparations such as shampoos, conditioners and high quality care-cosmetics like creams, emulsions, lotions, wet wipes and gels. Due to its excellent dispensability. optiphen™ od multifunctional can be used in O/W-emulsions and W/O-emulsions. It is halogen-, isothiazolinones & paraben-free grade.