Products in Home Care: Laundry Detergents

MAKON® NF-12 E is a nonionic surfactant valued for its low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It's employed across applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

MAKON® DA-6 is a high-active nonionic surfactant that excels in emulsification, moderate foam generation, detergency, and excellent wetting properties. It has a broad spectrum of applications, including laundry, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, carpet cleaning, hand dishwashing, and institutional and industrial cleaning formulations. Importantly, makon da-6 aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® N-901 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb of 12, making it a remarkable cleaner and detergent for hi&i applications. Its degreasing capabilities render it suitable for heavy-duty cleaning tasks. Additionally, it can function as an np-9 replacement. This product aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program’s surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

AMMONYX® M is an amphoteric surfactant produced in europe, functioning as a foam enhancer, wetting agent, detergent, and thickening agent. Its applications span personal care and hi&i cleaning products, including 2-in-1 shampoos, automatic dishwashing detergents, body washes, facial cleansers, hand dishwashing detergents, hand soaps, and various types of hard surface cleaners.

STEPANOL® HB7-HA is an anionic surfactant notable for its exceptional foaming properties. It finds widespread application in shampoos, bath products, household cleaning formulations, and industrial cleaning formulations. Its utility spans across home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning, as well as personal care markets.

AMMONYX® LO-BR is a versatile lauryl amine oxide categorized within the chemical group of alkyl amine oxide amphoteric surfactants. It is employed in a variety of cleaning applications spanning household, industrial, and institutional contexts. This surfactant can be found in products such as bathroom cleaners, degreasers, hand dishwashing detergents, dilutable hard surface cleaners, ready-to-use hard surface cleaners, kitchen cleaners, laundry detergents, and other home care and institutional/industrial cleaning formulations, including tub and tile cleaners.

MAKON® UD-8 stands as a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate with an hlb of 13.2, fitting water-based formulations well and excelling in particulate soil removal. It serves fragrance solubilization and functions as a wetting agent, while its branched structure allows it to replace tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonylphenol ethoxylates.

MAKON® NF-12 is a nonionic surfactant renowned for its low foaming characteristics and excellent wetting capabilities. Its versatility is evident in applications like mechanical dishwashing, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, and as an adjuvant for agricultural products.

MAKON® 8 serves similarly to makon® 12, functioning as a high-active nonionic surfactant with versatile applications. Its use spans agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. Just like MAKON® 8's counterpart, it holds kosher certification.

STEPANOL® WAT-PE is an anionic surfactant with excellent foam and viscosity characteristics. It is used in products like shampoos, bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, liquid dishwashing detergents, and liquid laundry detergents. This product is also bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, and plant-derived.

STEOL® KS-460 is a modified sodium lauryl ethoxy sulfate formulated to eliminate the typical preliminary gelling stage encountered when diluting regular ethoxy sulfates. This 60% anionic surfactant contains ethanol, rendering it clear and fluid at room temperature. It boasts excellent wetting, foaming, and detergency properties, finding applications in liquid dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, textile detergents, industrial cleaners, as well as car and truck wash applications.

BIO-SOFT® EN8-90 is a nonionic surfactant recognized for its moderate and stable foam properties, along with high detergency. Its broad consumer product applications benefit from its effectiveness at low concentrations. It excels in warm and hot water applications, additionally functioning as a dyeing assistant, emulsifier, and wetting agent.

STEPAN® VCP is a synthetic thickener suitable for liquid detergents and household cleaning products. It is compatible with most surfactants and has a maximum pH tolerance of 8.5. When combined with alkyl ether sulfates, it improves viscosity, foam, and the cloud point.

BIO-SOFT® S-101 is a c11.3 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that delivers excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. Its versatile application encompasses various hi&i cleaning scenarios, including acidic formulations. This surfactant's utility extends to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within agricultural contexts. Compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen, it also makes an appearance on cleangredients.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA-E is an anionic surfactant produced in europe and preserved with isothiazolones, providing excellent foaming and viscosity-building properties. It can be formulated into a wide variety of personal care and detergent formulations, such as shampoos, liquid hand soap, bath products, dishwashing detergents, fine fabric wash, carpet cleaning products, and textile applications.

BIO-SOFT® 9966 T is a concentrated biodegradable liquid detergent blend with versatility in hydrogen peroxide-based formulations and as a laundry pre-spotter. It finds application in home care and institutional and industrial cleaning, including hard surface cleaners (dilutable and ready-to-use), kitchen cleaners, and laundry detergents.

STEOL® 23-2S.30 CP stands as a low-active alkyl ether sulfate, versatile enough to find a home within personal care, household, industrial, and institutional cleaning applications. Its roles span 2-in-1 shampoo, body wash, degreasers, hand dishwashing detergents, hand soaps, and more.

BIO-SOFT® N1-7 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate delivering fast wetting, moderate to high foam, emulsification abilities, and effective detergency. Its application spans laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning. It meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and cleangredients listing, ensuring environmental and safety compliance.

STEOL® CS-460 is a 60% active, synthetic 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate featuring excellent detergent and foaming properties. This anionic surfactant's ethanol content lends clarity and fluidity at room temperature. Its versatility spans shampoos, laundry detergents, h&i cleaners, textile mill keir boiling and bleaching formulations, textile detergents, and various agricultural applications.

BIO-SOFT® EC-639 is a nonionic surfactant providing stability in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions, moderate and stable foam, and high detergency. It aligns well with laundry, household, institutional, and industrial hard surface cleaners. The surfactant adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice surfactant screen and cleangredients listing.

STEPANOL® MG is an anionic surfactant recognized for its impressive detergency and high foaming properties. It finds a wide range of applications in detergent and personal care products, including shampoo, bubble bath, body wash, personal cleansing, hand dishwashing detergents, all-purpose cleaners, general cleaners, rug shampoo, and upholstery cleaners.

SILFOAM® SC 132 is a viscous, opaque antifoam compound effective against a wide range of surfactants. It is based on high-molecular-weight polysiloxanes and has an average viscosity of approximately 20,000 mPa s. Even small amounts of SILFOAM® SC 132 are highly effective in suppressing foam in laundry detergents and systems with high surfactant concentrations.

SILFOAM® SC 124 is an anhydrous antifoam compound designed for laundry detergents. It has a comparatively low viscosity, making it easier to handle compared to high-viscosity grades. This product is suitable for use in household and cleaning solutions. SILFOAM® SC 124 is opaque, colorless, and oily in nature.

SILFOAM® SC 133 is an opaque and viscous anhydrous compound known for its effectiveness against a wide range of surfactants. It serves as an excellent defoamer in structured liquid detergents and works as a reliable deaerating and defoaming agent for gel products. Additionally, SILFOAM® SC 133 is suitable for slurry deaeration purposes.

Lavergy® Pro 106 LS is an aqueous solution detergent protease that outperforms the leading, market-relevant proteases with a higher plateau of performance over the dose-response curve. It provides high wash performance at low temperatures and has outstanding compatibility with secondary enzymes.

Lavergy® C Bright 100 L is an aqueous solution of cellulase with 45 - 55% glycerol, suitable for all types of liquid laundry detergent compositions and especially recommended for formulations in the pH range of 6–9. It is an excellent detergent cellulase with superior anti-graying performance, keeping both white and colored cotton or synthetic fibers looking like new even after multiple washes. Moreover, it meets the criteria for various ecolabeling systems, including the EU Ecolabel.

Lavergy® Pro 106 L is an aqueous solution detergent protease that outperforms the leading, market-relevant proteases with a higher plateau of performance over the dose-response curve. It provides high wash performance at low temperatures and has outstanding compatibility with secondary enzymes.

Sokalan® HP 66 K is a modified copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and vinylimidazole and is available in liquid form with a concentration of approximately 41%. It offers significantly better performance compared to PVP, with higher activity and better solubility in detergents than Sokalan® HP 56 K.

Sokalan® CP 7 is a copolymer of methacrylic acid and acrylic acid. Polymeric dispersing agents have the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation due to their ability to disperse suspended solids. Furthermore, Sokalan® CP 7 boosts detergent properties, thereby overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Lutensol® XP 80 is a 100% active product with very fast wetting and effective cleaning. It is readily biodegradable and has a lower tendency to form gels compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates. Additionally, it is listed on the EPA’s Safer Chemical Ingredients List. The final surfactant choice would be formulation-dependent.

Sokalan® HP 96 is a clear to rarely slightly cloudy, yellow liquid at room temperature, available as a 70% active liquid. It tends to form sediment when cold and can help reduce the level of anionic surfactants in laundry formulations while providing anti-graying benefits.

Dehydol® 100 Liquid 90% is an alkyl polyethylene glycol ether made from C12–C18 alcohol and contains 9 moles of ethylene oxide. It is 90% active and available as a liquid at room temperature, with a cloud point of 80°C. Due to its wetting and emulsifying power, it's used in all kinds of household and institutional cleaners.

Sokalan® CP 5 is a polymeric dispersing agent that has the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation. This is due to its ability to disperse suspended solids, which boosts detergent efficacy and overcomes deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Sokalan® CP 5 Granules are available as granules with a concentration of approximately 92%. It has a high charge density and is ideal for powdered detergents. Its mean molar weight (Mw) is 70,000, and its calcium carbonate dispersion capacity (mg/g active polymer) is 280 at 60°C, pH 11. The residue is friable and thus will not promote re-soiling.

Trilon® BX Powder is the tetrasodium salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA-Na4) in solid form and of high purity. It plays an active role in removing many types of soil and boosting the detergency of laundry detergent by sequestering heavy metals. Furthermore, it can be used in all types of cleaner and degreaser formulations for I&I applications, with 84% active powder.

Lutensol® XL 70 is a 100% active product with very fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils. It has a lower tendency to form a gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates due to its fast-acting nature, which is attributed to its superior wetting profile.