Pharmaceutic aid (surfactant)Note—Graphic formula same as for Polysorbate 20,
except that R is (C15H31)COO.
Polysorbate 40 is a non-ionic surfactant used as an inner antistatic agent.
polysorbate 40 is an emulsifier and stabilizer of essential oils in water. It is also a detergent and employed in a variety of cleansing and moisturizing preparations.
ChEBI: A polymer composed of PEG-ylated sorbitan, where the total number of poly(ethylene glycol) units is 20 (w + x + y + z = 20) and a single terminal is capped by a palmitoyl group.
Polyoxyethylenesorbitan monopalmitate, or TWEEN 40, is a non-ionic detergent.
