Products in Commercial Laundry

STEPANTEX® CA-88E presents itself as a top-tier fabric softener featuring a quaternary esterquat formulation derived from vegetable canola sources. Tailored for household and industrial fabric softeners. Notably, it delivers superior softening effects while avoiding any greasy residue, ensuring a luxuriously soft feel without compromising quality. Its versatility extends to effortlessly creating aqueous dispersions at room temperature, enhancing convenience in various formulations. Beyond fabric softening, it serves diverse applications, including polish compounds, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, and water repellents.

BIO-SOFT® E-847 is a nonionic surfactant that contributes moderate, stable foam and high detergency to applications such as hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, dishwashers, and hand soaps. Its water solubility and high effectiveness at low concentrations lend versatility, including usage as a dyeing assistant, emulsifier, and wetting agent.

BIO-SOFT® E-678 is a nonionic fatty alcohol ethoxylate surfactant known for its moderate and stable foam, high detergency, and versatility. It finds use in detergents, dishwashing, and hand soaps. This water-soluble surfactant is remarkably effective even at low concentrations and performs well in both warm and hot water applications. It can also function as a dyeing assistant, emulsifier, and wetting agent.

BIO-SOFT® TA-2 is a nonionic tallow amine ethoxylate surfactant with functions that encompass wetting, foam generation, emulsification, and corrosion inhibition. Its primary use is as an acid thickener, making it valuable in cleaners intended for vertical surfaces like toilet bowls, dairy, brewery, and food processing equipment.

SULFONIC 100 serves as an emulsifier intermediate for detergents in household, cleaner, and agricultural formulations. It can form both water-soluble and oil-soluble salts, offering flexibility in tailoring sulfonates to specific properties. Its utility extends to applications like drilling foamers, acid-catalyzed reactions, and catalysts in aqueous systems.

STEPANOL® DX-AS165N is a high-active anionic surfactant with excellent foaming properties. It contributes to formulations like bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shampoos, bath products, and detergents. Derived from natural and plant-based sources, it holds kosher certification and caters to markets encompassing home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care.

STEOL® 4N is a low-active, biodegradable 3-mol sodium laureth sulfate known for excellent flash foam and emulsification properties. Stepan's continuous so₃ process minimizes chloride content through the sulfation of the fatty ethoxylate. Its applicability spans detergents, dishwashers, laundry products, car wash applications, textile applications, industrial cleaning applications, as well as shampoos and bath products.

AMMONYX® LMDO-X is a lauryl/myristyl amidoamine oxide finding wide application in HI&I applications. It provides foam and viscosity enhancement. This amphoteric surfactant is peroxide bleach stable.

BIO-SOFT® 411-E is an anionic surfactant catering to applications in degreasers, laundry pre-spotters, and other i&i (industrial and institutional) cleaners. It falls under the alkyl benzene sulfonates sulfonates chemical group and serves functions as a dispersant, emulsifier, and adjuvant. The product is certified kosher.

BIO-TERGE® AS-35 HP-A is an aqueous solution of sodium olefin sulfonate which is produced by the continuous sulfonation of alpha olefins via Stepan's falling film process. Stepan's process minimizes the formation of disulfonates thereby offering a consistent high-quality product.

MAKON® TD-3 is a nonionic surfactant with broad utility in various agricultural formulations and is adjustable based on hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (hlb). The product, certified kosher, is applicable in agricultural solutions, home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning. Its use spans automatic dishwashing detergents, brewery cleaners, capsule suspensions (cs), and concentrated emulsions (ew).

STEPANOL® AM 30-KE is an ammonium lauryl sulfate product produced in europe and preserved with cit or mit. It's recognized for excellent foam and viscosity attributes, finding applications in liquid hand soaps, bath products, detergents, carpet and upholstery cleaners, offset printing, and textiles.

BIO-SOFT® N-411 is an anionic surfactant in the form of an isopropyl amine salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. Its oil solubility and water dispersibility render it ideal for emulsion degreasers, laundry prespotters, dry cleaning products, paint strippers, hard surface cleaners, and as an emulsifier for petroleum-based solvents.

STEPANQUAT® ML is a quaternary compound intended for use in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions include conditioning, static control, and emulsification for both oil-in-water and water-in-oil emulsions. It finds application across various markets including Food & Nutrition, Household, Industrial & Institutional Care, and Personal Care.

NINATE® 411 is an isopropyl amine salt of branched alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. It is an anionic surfactant used in the manufacture of latex. It also finds application in a variety of agricultural formulations and in oil- and solvent-based systems. It is kosher-certified.

ACCOSOFT® 550-90% HHV is a cationic surfactant, a diamidoamine fabric softener quaternary, commonly employed in household and commercial liquid fabric softeners. It enables the creation of high-viscosity dispersions with solid concentrations of up to 20%, all while maintaining excellent rewetting characteristics.

BIO-SOFT® N-600 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) value of 10.6. It serves purposes such as wetting, emulsification, and as a degreasing booster within industrial cleaners, detergents, and paint additives. In comparison to np-6 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), BIO-SOFT® N-600 demonstrates faster wetting properties and can serve as a replacement for nonylphenol ethoxylates. It meets the stringent requirements of the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAKON® DA-4 is a nonionic surfactant recognized for its efficacy as an emulsifier and as a key component in emulsifier blends for agricultural formulations. It plays a pivotal role as an hlb variable across various formulations. Classified within the chemical group of decyl alcohol ethoxylates, its functions encompass serving as an emulsifier, a versatile multifunctional wetting agent, and an adjuvant. Additionally, it's important to note that this product holds kosher certification.

MAKON® TD-8 is a versatile nonionic surfactant with applications across a range of agricultural formulations and industrial uses. It serves as an adjustable hlb variable and belongs to the chemical group of alcohol ethoxylates, specifically tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates. Its functions include acting as an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. Notably, this product holds kosher certification.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA-HA is a sodium lauryl sulfate produced in europe and preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation. It provides excellent foaming and viscosity characteristics. It can be utilized in personal care and detergent formulations such as shampoos, hand soaps, bath products, liquid dishwashing detergents, liquid laundry detergents, and fine fabric washes.

IGEPAL CO-530 is a nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including paper processing and industrial metal cleaning. It's employed as an emulsifier for silicones and agricultural chemicals, serving as an oil-soluble surfactant, emulsifying agent, detergent, and dispersing agent for petroleum oils. Classified within the chemical group of nonylphenol ethoxylates, its primary function centers around being a deinking agent, which is particularly relevant in paper processing.

BIO-SOFT® N23-3 is a c12-13 linear alcohol ethoxylate that provides moderate wetting, low foam, emulsification, and detergency. With a low hlb, this product can be used in textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning applications. The product is kosher-certified and preservative-free.

ACCOSOFT® 501 is a diamidoamine fabric softener quaternary tailored for household and commercial fabric softeners. This cationic surfactant paste boasts excellent storage stability. It can be easily formulated into dispersions with varying concentrations (2.5% to 25% solids) that exhibit instant cold water dispersibility and favorable rewetting characteristics.

MAKON® TD-18 is a nonionic surfactant utilized in a wide range of agricultural formulations. It can be employed as an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) variable and falls within the category of alcohol etheroxylates and tridecyl alcohol etheroxylates. Its functions encompass being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. This product is kosher-certified.

BIO-SOFT® N1-3 is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low hlb value, offering emulsification, low foam, detergency, and wetting properties. Its versatility shines in oil-in-water formulations, making it suitable for textiles, automatic dishwashing detergents, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

STEPANATE® AXS is an anionic surfactant providing hydrotropic/solubilizing and coupling properties. It is used in light-duty cleaners, heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, and dishwashing detergents. STEPANATE® AXS can also be used in agricultural and industrial textile applications. The product is kosher-certified.

STEOL® CS-370 ULTRA is a biodegradable linear fatty alcohol ether sulfate. STEOL CS-370 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionics, and alkaline builders. STEOL CS-370 ULTRA proves improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing critical performance attributes such as foaming and viscosity response.

MAKON® UD-7 is a c11 branched alcohol ethoxylate suitable for institutional and industrial laundry, as well as various hard surface cleaning applications. It acts as a fragrance solubilizer and wetting agent. Its branched structure allows it to serve as a replacement for tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonylphenol ethoxylates, avoiding gel phase formation in water.

MAKON® TD-9 is a versatile nonionic surfactant that finds applications in diverse agricultural formulations and industrial contexts. Its kosher-certified status and role as an hlb variable make it a suitable choice for agricultural solutions, home care, and institutional and industrial cleaning, targeting applications like capsule suspensions (cs), concentrated emulsions (ew), and more.

STEOL® OS-370 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionics, and alkaline builders. STEOL OS-370 ULTRA provides improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing critical performance attributes, such as foaming and viscosity response.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA HP is an anionic surfactant providing excellent foaming and viscosity characteristics. It can be utilized in personal care and detergent formulations such as shampoos, hand soaps, bath products, liquid dishwashing, liquid laundry detergents, and fine fabric washes. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation. This product also meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

STEPANOL® SLS PASTE™ is a low-active, high-viscosity sodium lauryl sulfate, 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 soaps, bath products, dishwashing detergents, fine fabric washes, and carpet cleaning products.

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® 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.

MAKON® DA-9 is a nonionic surfactant celebrated for its effectiveness as an emulsifier and as a crucial component in emulsifier blends for agricultural formulations. It plays a pivotal role as an hlb variable across various formulations. Belonging to the chemical group of decyl alcohol ethoxylates and nonylphenol ethoxylates, its functions encompass serving as an emulsifier, a versatile multifunctional wetting agent, and an adjuvant. It's noteworthy that this product carries kosher certification.

MAKON® 14 functions as a high-active nonionic surfactant with diverse applications, including agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. MAKON® 14's roles encompass being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. The product holds kosher certification.