| abstract |
Alkoxylation products of at least one of ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, and butylene oxide and at least one C 10-22 carboxylic acid mono-, di-, or tri-glyceride which is of natural origin or is obtained from natural origin wherein in the 9, 10 position, the 13, 14 position, or in both positions of the carboxylic acid the following unit is present ##STR1## in which R is a hydrogen atom, an OH group or an OR 1 group, n R 1 is a C 9-18 alkyl group, a C 9-18 alkenyl group or a ##STR2## group, and R 2 is a hydrogen atom, a C 1-21 alkyl group or a C 2-21 alkenyl group. n The invention also relates to compositions containing the above alkoxylation products in place of alkoxylated castor oil normally present in the compositions, and to a process for preparing the alkoxylation products. |