Alquil éteres de alcoholes grasos alcoxilados y productos que los contienen

Un compuesto para uso en un producto para el cuidado personal con que tiene la Fórmula X: R1O - A - R2 (Fórmula X) en donde: i) A es (PO)n, en que P es un grupo alquilo ramificado que tiene 3 carbonos y n es un número entero que varía de 2 a 10; ii) R2 es un grupo metilo o etilo; y iii) cuando R2 es metilo, R1 es un hidrocarburo ramificado o insaturado que tiene de 16 a 24 carbonos; o cuando R2 es etilo, R1 es un hidrocarburo ramificado o insaturado que tiene de 14 a 24 carbonos. The present invention is directed to alkoxylated alcohol alkyl ethers. In some embodiments, these ethers include a very short chain ether end cap, such as a methyl or ethyl group. In some embodiments, the long chain fatty alcohol used is unsaturated and/or branched. In some embodiments, a compound of the invention includes: R1O-(PO)n-R2 (Formula Xa) wherein P is a branched alkyl group having 3 carbons; n is an integer ranging from 2 to 10; R1 is a branched or unsaturated hydrocarbon having 16 to 24 carbons which are substituted or unsubstituted; and wherein R2 is a methyl group. In some embodiments, n is 3 and R1 is an isostearyl group.