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Captex®

Medium chain esters can be used in the manufacture of topical aerosols, foams, creams, ointments and lotions as viscosity modifiers. The esters are almost odor-free, low in color and bland in flavor. Their viscosity at room temperature is less than those of common vegetable oils such as cottonseed and soybean.

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Product Name

Chemical Name

CAS Number

INCI Name

Captex 50 Powder Powdered MCTs, Maltodextrin, Food Starch-Modified, and Silicon Dioxide Blend Not Available
Captex 70 Powder Powdered Ingredient Blend with MCTs Blend Not Available
Captex 100 Propylene Glycol Dicaprate 53824-77-4 Propylene Glycol Dicaprate
Captex 125 1,3-Propanediol Dicaprylate 56519-71-2 Propanediol Dicaprylate
Captex 170 EP Caprylic/Capric Acid Ester of Saturated Fatty Alcohol C12-C18 95912-86-0 Coco-caprylate/
Caprate
Captex 170 Caprylic/Capric Acid Ester of Saturated Fatty Alcohol C12-C18 95912-86-0 Coco-caprylate/
Caprate
Captex 200 Propylene Glycol Dicaprylocaprate 68583-51-7 Propylene Glycol
Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
Captex 200P Propylene Glycol Dicaprylocaprate 68583-51-7
Captex 225 1,3-Propanediol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate 1072005-10-7 Propanediol Dicaprylate/Dicaprate
Captex 300 Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Tricaprate 65381-09-1 Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Captex 300 EP/NF Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Tricaprate 65381-09-1
Captex 300 Low C6 Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Tricaprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Captex 300 Low C6 EP/NF/JPE Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Tricaprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Captex 350 Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Caprate/Laurate 68991-68-4 Caprylic/Capric/
Lauric Triglyceride
Captex 355 Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Tricaprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Captex 355 EP/NF Glycerol Tricaprylate/Caprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Captex 355 EP/NF/JPE Glycerol Tricaprylate/Caprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Captex 355 Low C6 Glycerol Tricaprylate/Caprate 65381-09-1,
73398-61-5
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
Captex 500 Glyceryl Triacetate 102-76-1 Triacetin*
Captex 810 D Glyceryl Tricaprylate/Caprate/Linoleate Not Available Caprylic/Capric/Linoleic Triglyceride*
Captex 1000 Glyceryl Tricaprate 621-71-6 Tricaprin
Captex 8000 Glyceryl Tricaprylate 538-23-8 Tricaprylin
Captex CA Powdered Ingredient Blend with MCTs Blend Not Available
Captex GTO Triolein 122-32-7 Glyceryl Trioleate
Captex SBE C8-18 Glycerides 308067-08-5 Caprylic/Capric/Palmitic/Stearic Triglceride

*Proposed INCI name