Applications in Various Industries:
- Industrial Use: Used as a solvent in ink formulations for ballpoint pens and as a lubricant in metal processing.
Acts as a plasticizer for urea resin and a punching agent for hollow fibers. - Cosmetic and Personal Care: Used as a solubilizing agent and stabilizer in lotions, creams, and intravenous injections.
- Pharmaceutical Industry: Used as a solvent and stabilizer in liquid pharmaceutical preparations and ointments.
Where is PEG 400 Found?
- Natural Sources: Not naturally occurring; it is a synthetic polymer.
- Industrial Production: Produced by the polymerization of ethylene oxide with a molecular weight of approximately 400.
- Consumer Products: Found in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial products like inks and lubricants.