polypropylene glycol

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polypropylene glycol [‚päl·ə′prō·pə‚lēn ′glī‚kȯl]

(organic chemistry)

CH₃CHOH(CH₂OCH-CH₃)_xCH₂OH Polymeric material similar to polyethylene glycol, but with greater oil solubility and less water solubility; used as a solvent for vegetable oils, waxes, and resins, in hydraulic fluids and as a chemical intermediate.

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No references found			Here are a few of these chemicals found in many product labels: * propylene glycol or glycol- a petrochemical used because it is cheap * cetearyl alcohol - emulsifier that can be synthetic or natural * methylparaben or propylparaben - typical synthetic preservatives * distearate - this is polyethylene glycol or polypropylene glycol which are petrochemicals * isopropyl alcohol - used as a cheap solvent to carry synthetic oils. Making Your Own Herbal Hair Shampoo by Redmund / Food/cooking/nutrition community A combination of acidic calcium sulfate, lactic acid, ethanol, sodium dodecyl sulfate and polypropylene glycol also reduced the number of C. Calcium sulfate may limit C. jejuni contamination of fresh poultry by Microbial Update International In the past, I've been told that the solvent used to make water-soluble CoQ10 was polypropylene glycol, an industrial chemical used in antifreeze. Ask Dr. Nan by Fuchs, Nan Kathryn / Women's Health Letter			Polyphenoloxidase polyphenyl polyphenylene oxide polyphobia polyphonic Polyphonic Singing Polyphony polyphosphazene polyphosphoric acid Polyphylla Fullo polyphyodont polypide Polyplacophora polyplet Polyploidy Polypodiaceae Polypodiales Polypodiatae Polypodiophyta Polypodiopsida Polypogon Polyporaceae polypore Polypropylene Polypropylene Fiber polypropylene glycol Polypteridae Polypteriformes Polypterus Polypticus Polyptych Polyrhythm Polyribosome polyrod antenna Polysaccharide polysaccharide vaccine Polysaevo Polysaprobe polysaprobic Polysemy polysepalous polyserositis polysilicon polysiloxane polysome polysomy polysorbate Polyspermy polyspore polystele Polystichum			polypous gastritis polypous rhinitis polypous rhinitis polypous rhinitis polypragmasy Polypragmatic polypragmatism Polypragmaty Polyprion Polyprion americanus Polyprion oxygeneios Polyprionid Polyprionidae Polypro Polypro Polypro Polypropelyne Polypropelyne Polypropelyne polypropene polypropene polypropene polypropenonitrile Polypropylacrylic Acid polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene polypropylene Polypropylene Fiber Polypropylene Fumarate polypropylene glycol Polypropylene Hollow Fiber Microfiltration Membrane Polypropylene Homopolymer Polypropylene Laminated Paper Polypropylene Microporous Membrane Polypropylene Oxide Polypropylene Random Polypropylene Titanium Deposit Hybrid Polypropylenes Polypropylenes Polypropylenes polyprotic polyprotic polyprotic polyprotic Polyprotic acid Polyprotic acid Polyprotic acid Polyprotic acid polyprotodont Polyprotodonta Polyps Polyps Polyps Polyps-and-Spots syndrome polypsychism Polypterid Polypterid Polypteridae Polypteridae Polypteriformes

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