Behenyl Alcohol Ethoxylate

Behenyl Alcohol Ethoxylate is a nonionic surfactant made by ethoxylating behenyl alcohol (C18–C22) with ethylene oxide. Changing the EO level moves the product from oil-soluble co-emulsifier toward water-dispersible wetting and detergency grades, so selection starts with the required HLB and the phase the product must live in.

Esteem lists behenyl alcohol ethoxylates in the 5–40 EO mole range on the alkoxylates hub; confirm the exact grade and COA window on enquiry. Full family context is on the Alkoxylates hub. For grade selection beyond this page, Esteem’s R&D and QA teams work from the application brief rather than a catalogue guess.

Applications

• O/W creams and lotions needing a long-chain co-emulsifier and body.
• Hair conditioners and masks where fatty conditioning feel matters.
• Wax-like emulsifier pairs with high-HLB nonionics.

How to select the grade

• Low EO grades stay lipophilic and suit W/O or co-emulsifier roles; higher EO raises HLB for O/W systems.
• Pair with a high-HLB ethoxylate or polysorbate when the oil phase needs a hydrophilic partner.
• Specify EO moles, appearance, hydroxyl value and the emulsion type on the RFQ.

How to specify on an RFQ

Send the application, the property that must not fail (HLB/emulsion stability, wetting, foam, feel or solubility), target specification, and trial quantity. That lets Esteem match the grade to your test method instead of quoting the nearest catalogue name. Current TDS, SDS and lot COA are shared for qualified enquiries through the document library route.