News & Articles By Rita Winters
Naturally-occurring in green tea, phenoxyethanol is a glycol ether that has a commercial, laboratory-produced synthetic counterpart. In its pure chemical form, it is a colorless liquid with a pleasant odor, commonly used in perfumes and cosmetics. Other uses for phenoxyethanol are insect repellents, antiseptics, solvents, anesthetics, soaps, cellulose acetate solvents, dyes, stamp pads, ballpoints, inks, […]
Sodium carboxymethyl cellulose, commonly known as cellulose gum or CMC, is a type of stabilizer and thickener used in food like milk, ice cream, and some baked goods. Other uses include laundry detergents, chemicals, paper and ink making, dyeing, and oil drilling. As a cellulose, it is made up of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen molecules, […]