il ize ▁essential ▁o ils ▁into ▁water - based ▁products . ▁Pol ys orb ates ▁are ▁o ily ▁liqu ids ▁derived ▁from ▁eth ox yl ated ▁sor bit an ▁( a ▁derivative ▁of ▁sor bit ol ) ▁est er ified ▁with ▁fat ty ▁ac ids . ▁Common ▁brand ▁names ▁for ▁pol ys orb ates ▁include ▁Sc att ics , ▁Al k est , ▁Can ar cel . ▁ ▁Ex amples ▁▁ ▁Pol ys orb ate ▁ 2 0 ▁( poly ox y eth yl ene ▁( 2 0 ) ▁sor bit an ▁mon ola ur ate ) ▁▁ ▁Pol ys orb ate ▁ 4 0 ▁( poly ox y eth yl ene ▁( 2 0 ) ▁sor bit an ▁mon op al mit ate ) ▁▁ ▁Pol ys orb ate ▁ 6 0 ▁( poly ox y eth yl ene ▁( 2 0 ) ▁sor bit an ▁mon ost ear ate ) ▁▁ ▁Pol ys orb ate ▁ 8 0 ▁( poly ox y eth yl ene ▁( 2 0 ) ▁sor bit an ▁mon o ole ate ) ▁ ▁The ▁number ▁ 2 0 ▁following ▁the ▁' poly ox y eth yl ene ' ▁part ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁total ▁number ▁of ▁o xy eth yl ene ▁-( CH 2 CH 2 O )- ▁groups ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁mole c ule . ▁The ▁number ▁following ▁the ▁' pol ys orb ate ' ▁part ▁is ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁type ▁of ▁fat ty ▁acid ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁poly ox y eth yl ene ▁sor bit