Products in Laundry & Fabric Care

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.

WACKER® E60 1000 is a 60% emulsion of a medium-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane fluid using a nonionic surfactant system. This product has been designed to be used in many applications, such as mold release, furniture polish, automotive care, and other specialty product applications.

SILFOAM® SC 120 is an anhydrous antifoam compound known for its low viscosity, making it easier to handle compared to high-viscosity alternatives. It demonstrates exceptional resistance to alkaline environments, showcasing its versatility in various applications. The excellent alkali resistance of SILFOAM® SC 120 further enhances its suitability for a wide range of uses.

SILFOAM® SE 39 is a low-viscosity antifoam emulsion known for its long-lasting efficiency. It is especially well-suited for surfactant-rich formulations like liquid detergents and textile auxiliaries. SILFOAM® SE 39 is particularly effective in applications where high surfactant concentrations or intense product movement would quickly render conventional antifoam emulsions ineffective.

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 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® 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.

Lavergy® Pro 114 LS is a protease with an excellent non-boron stabilization technology. ​The protease displays high wash-performance already at low temperature, it shows very good stability for the protease itself and allows good secondary enzyme stability and in addition, there is no preservative added to our product. ​Lavergy® Pro 114 LS fulfills your innovation and sustainability goals at once. ​At BASF we want to create value through innovation. ​

Trilon® M Liquid T is a readily biodegradable liquid product with an approximately 40% active concentration. It improves cleaning performance with stubborn stains such as natural fats, sebum, blood, milk, ink, and dingy soils. It also shows excellent stain removal performance in laundry detergents and can be used in both alkaline and acidic formulations.

Lutensol® AO 11 is a nonionic surfactant that is approximately 100% active. It is derived from C13C15 oxo alcohol with 11 moles of ethylene oxide, consisting of approximately 67% C13 and 33% C15. This high-performance surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Lutensol® AO 3 is a nonionic surfactant that is approximately 100% active. It is derived from C13C15 oxo alcohol with 3 moles of ethylene oxide, consisting of approximately 67% C13 and 33% C15. This high-performance surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Sokalan® PA 15 is a performance booster and dispersing ingredient that can be used in dishwashing applications. It prevents the redisposition of suspended soils back onto surfaces with good dispersancy. The product helps to enhance cleaning efficiency and reduce spotting and streaking.

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.

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.

Lutensol® AO 8 is a nonionic surfactant with approximately 100% activity, based on C13C15 oxo alcohol with 8 moles of ethylene oxide and consisting of about 67% C13 and 33% C15. It is a high-performance surfactant with low toxicity, providing excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

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.

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® XP 30 is a dynamic wetting agent with a C10 Guerbet Alcohol Ethoxylate POE (3) composition and 100% active content. It is synthetically derived and readily degradable. This product is suitable for various formulation types, including emulsifier concentrates, oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions, microemulsions, suspension concentrates, suspo-emulsions, soluble liquids, and wettable powders.

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® CP 42 is a scale inhibitor for automatic dish wash detergents, particularly effective agianst Ca-phosphate. It is composed of modified polycarboxylate and is appears as clear to turbid liquid of 40% concentration. The product boosts detergency overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Dehypon® LS 24 is a low-foaming non-ionic surfactant. It is an EO/PO derivative used for detergents and cleaners in which foaming has to be kept to a minimum. It appears as a yellowish liquid, clear to slightly cloudy at room temperature.

Lutensol® TO 5 is a nonionic surfactant with an approximate 100% active ingredient content based on a saturated iso-C13 alcohol ethoxylated with 5 moles of ethylene oxide. It is a high-performance surfactant known for its low toxicity. Lutensol® TO 5 exhibits excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties, making it a versatile choice for various applications.

Trilon® BX Liquid is used to soften water and to remove alkaline earth and heavy metal impurities. It is often incorporated in detergents and cleaners for household and industrial uses. Available both as 40% active liquid and 85% active powder.

Sokalan® HP 165 is an unbranched homopolymer of polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) that functions as a dye transfer inhibitor for fabric color care. It is a performance booster used in color care ingredients and is suitable for use in laundry and commercial laundry applications.

Eumulgin® O 10 is an oleth-10 polymer that is ideal for use in the manufacturing of detergents. It is used as a non-ionic O/W-emulsifier for skin and hair care applications. It is supplied as a yellowish-white, paste-like mass with a distinctive odor.

Dehyton® PK 45 is an amphoteric surfactant that is suitable for universal application in cosmetic and pharmaceutical surfactant preparations. When combined with anionic surfactants, synergistic effects are achieved, resulting in a dermatological improvement of the consumer product. Its application properties are comparable to those of conventional cocamidopropyl betaine types.

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® TO 8 is a high-performance nonionic surfactant with approximately 100% active content. It is derived from a saturated iso-C13 alcohol and contains 8 moles of ethylene oxide. This surfactant exhibits low toxicity and offers excellent emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.

Sokalan® HP 20 is an 80% liquid multifunctional polymer that enhances the detergency of LAS and reduces clay re-deposition while also improving the detergency on oxidizable stains. It is highly effective at moderate pH levels and provides these multifunctional benefits for boosting detergency of LAS, reducing clay re-deposition, and improving detergency on oxidizable stains.

Lutensol® XP 90 is a 100% active nonionic surfactant that enhances the wetting and degreasing power of foam cleaners. With its fast dynamics and excellent detergency on oily soils, it finds application in various fields, including dishwashing, laundry, hard surface cleaning, food and beverage processing, food service and kitchen hygiene, commercial and institutional laundry, and industrial cleaning.

Trilon® C Liquid 50% is a clear, amber, aqueous solution of pentasodium diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (Na5DTPA) that is effective in systems where the chelating agent must compete with other complexing materials and be compatible with concentrated electrolytes. It is used to soften water and remove traces of alkaline earth and heavy metals.

Lutensol® XP 70 is a 100% active product suitable for machine and manual floor cleaning as a low-foaming degreasing agent. It is readily biodegradable, has a lower tendency to form gel compared to longer-chain alcohol ethoxylates, and is listed on Safer Choice. The final surfactant choice, however, would be formulation-dependent.

Sokalan® HP 56 Granules are polymeric dispersing agents with the potential to inhibit incrustation and scale formation. They are available as granules with a minimum concentration of 95%. These granules provide significantly better performance compared to PVP and boost detergency, overcoming deficiencies seen when phosphates are removed from formulations.

Lutensol® AO 7 is a nonionic surfactant, approximately 100% active, that is based on C13C15 oxo alcohol with 7 moles of ethylene oxide that consists of ca. 67% C13 and ca. 33% C15. It is a high-performance surfactant with low toxicity. It also offers great emulsification, dispersion, wetting, and compatibilizing properties.