For example, my kids J&J baby wash has ingredients like cocamidopropyl, pentaerythrityl tetrastearate, and ethylhexylglycerine.
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These are actually alternative shortened names of chemical compounds.
Cocomidolproyl is a surfactant.
pentaerythrityl tetrastearate is a viscosity increasing agent in water.
Ethylhexylglyerine is an ether alcohol used as a preservative.
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