Description
Applications of coconut fatty acid monoethanol amide
- Cosmetics: Coconut Fatty Acid Monoethanol Amide is used as an emollient in the making of cosmetics such as creams, lotions, and hair colors. It contributes to achieve the desired texture, easing application, and improving the stability of products.
- Hair and skin care products: Coconut Fatty Acid Monoethanol Amide is used in hair and skin care products such as shampoos, masks, body washes, handwashing liquids, creams, lotions, and hair removal creams. It is especially beneficial for the formation of foam and the boosting and stabilization of it. In addition, it acts as an emollient and creates a soft and creamy texture in products.
- Cleaning products: Iramid CM is utilized in both household and industrial cleaning products, such as dishwashing liquids, laundry detergent liquids, all-purpose cleaners, and surface cleaners. It reduces the surface tension of liquids, enabling them to spread more easily. It enhances the wetting and cleaning capabilities of formulations and makes them more effective in removing dirt, oils, and stains.
- Industrial applications: Iramid CM in different industrial processes, including metalworking, textile processing, and paint and coating manufacturing processes. It acts as an emulsifier agent and aids in the dispersion of oils, dyes and pigments in these processes. In addition, it enhances the wetting properties of industrial processes.
- Pesticide: Iramid CM is used in the manufacturing of agrochemicals, including herbicides, insecticides, and fungicides. This compound helps to improve the spread and adhesion of these chemicals on plant surfaces and enhance their effectiveness.
- Adhesives and coatings: It is used in the formulation of adhesives and coatings as a humectant agent and improves the adhesion strength between surfaces.
- Oil and gas industry: Coconut Fatty Acid Monoethanol Amide (Iramid CM (is used in the oil and gas industry as an emulsifier and corrosion inhibitor. It prevents the formation of corrosion on metal surfaces.
- Other applications: Iramid CM has various applications, such as the leather industry, textile auxiliaries, and as a dispersing agent in paints.