Products in Personal Hygiene: Hand Soap

Cola®Mid LM-73 is a mixed dimethanolamide designed to provide optimum viscosity building properties, while exhibiting good, dense foaming properties and foam stability. It also exhibits lubricity and conditioning characteristics and is an excellent emulsifier for various oils. This product is useful in bath gels, gel shampoos, liquid soaps, and facial cleansers.

Cola® Det DEF-20 is an anionic/nonionic/amphoteric blend sodium salt. Colonial Chemical’s Cola®Det DEF surfactant concentrates are produced completely DEA/MEA free which generate high viscosity at low solids and produce products that can be built over a wide viscosity range. Elegant and complete products can be easily created that are DEA free with simple addition of perfume, color and other minor ingredients. Cola® Det DEF-20 is designed for personal care formulations that are pH 5.5 to 7.0 and an easy starting point for the creation of many products.

Cola®Teric is a coco-betaine made from a natural cocoamine source. It is functional in industrial and household formulations as well as personal care products. This product is soluble in both acid and alkaline pH. This biodegradable, high foamer is an excellent choice for formulating “green” products.

Cola®Lux O2 is an amine oxide that provides excellent viscosity building, foam stability and moderate foam boosting. Cola®Lux O2 is compatible with most surfactants and will not hydrolyze in acid or alkaline systems due to the absence of amide or ester groups. Used in low concentrations, Cola®Lux O2 provides a silky feel to body washes, liquid hand soaps and other skin cleansers. Cola®Lux O2 may also function as a viscosity builder and an anti-static agent. Cola®Lux O2 is shipped preservative-free.

Cola®Mate LA-40 is a very light colored, mild sulfosuccinate surfactant derived from natural lauryl alcohol. It is made from lauryl alcohol of vegetable origin, making the overall product more than 45% vegetable derived. This product is sulfate free, ethoxylate free, and 1,4-dioxane-free, making it an ideal product for natural based, sulfate-free formulations. It provides very dense, voluminous foam when used to formulate personal cleansers.

Cola® Det DEF-60 is a surfactant blend with 40% solids designed for liquid mild cleansing formulations such as shampoos, liquid hand soaps, facial and body washes, and feminine products. Cola® Det DEF-60 contains no sulfates, Diethanolamine (DEA), Ethylene Oxide (EO)/1,4-Dioxane and is shipped preservative free. Cola® Det DEF-60 builds high, creamy foam volume with eff ective viscosity response to salt. The concentrate offers cold mixability and ease of handling for transport, storage and mixing considerations.

Cola®Teric CAB is a high performance amphoteric surfactant that is stable over a wide pH range. It is compatible with anionic, nonionic and cationic surfactants. The properties of Cola®Teric CAB are not affected by hard water. Cola®Teric CAB exhibits high foaming even in high electrolyte solutions and is stable in 20% sodium hydroxide solution when solubilized with small amounts of hydrotropes. Cola®Teric CAB, made from a whole coconut source, is one of the mildest co-surfactants used for personal care applications and is glycerin-free and preservative-free.

Cola®Lux SAO is an excellent foam booster for low-pH formulations with stable foaming at lower pH ranges. Enhanced foaming properties are achieved with partial replacement of the nonionic surfactant commonly used in formulations. Cola®Lux SAO is a nonionic surfactant compatible with anionic and cationic systems and offers effective tolerance to electrolytes, permitting improved hard water performance.

Cola®Teric 2C is a coco imidazoline-derived dicarboxylic acid amphoteric. It is one of mildest amphoteric surfactants of its class, provides a moderate lather and cleans without removing dermal lipids from the skin to give a rich, conditioning effect. Cola®Teric 2C is stable over a wide pH range and useful for institutional cleaners. Cola®Teric 2C is ideal for use in a wide range of cosmetic applications, including shampoos, hand and facial cleaners, baby wipes, and bath products.

Cola®Teric CBS-HP is a glycerin-free amphoteric surfactant in the sultaine class. It exhibits outstanding surface activity, wetting, foaming, and compatibility in a wide variety of applications. Due to its amphoteric nature, Cola®Teric CBS-HP is compatible with cationic, anionic, and nonionic surfactants. The compatibility and stability of formulations containing Cola®Teric CBS-HP are maintained over a broad pH range.

Cola®Terge APDC is a cost effective, 100% active, liquid detergent concentrate that can be readily diluted and modified to develop a wide range of low cost, yet high performance household and industrial products. Cola®Terge APDC contributes high foaming, detergency, low irritation and excellent hard water tolerance. It is ideal for use in hand soaps, all purpose cleaners, and solvent cleaners.

Suga®Nate 100NC is a surfactant based on the renewable resources of corn and coconut. It is extremely mild when tested against other traditional primary personal cleansing surfactants such as sodium lauryl sulfate, sodium coco sulfate, sodium lauryl ether sulfate and alpha olefin sulfonate. This product is recommended for shampoos, bath gels, body washes, facial cleansers, makeup removers, baby products, and bath foams.

Poly Suga®Sil C-35P starts from a naturally derive building block, alkyl polyglucoside, and is derivatized with dimethicone to make a product that has excellent feel and conditioning. When used in shampoos, body washes, and other personal care formulation, it actually contributes to the foam of the formulation. This product yields higher foam than Poly Suga®Sil C-800P.

Poly Suga®Glycinate L is made from alkylpolyglucosides which themselves are derived from coconut oil and corn syrup. This product are naturally derived from renewable vegatable resources that are fully biodegradable. It is designed to be used in combination with high foaming surfactants such as sodium laurylglucosides hydroxypropyl sulfonate to make non-irritating personal care cleansing products.

Cola®Teric 2C-LV is a coco imidazoline-de- rived dicarboxylic acid amphoteric. Cola®Teric 2C-LV is a low viscosity process modification of Cola®Teric 2C that allows for handling without the need for heat and permits cold mix formulations - and easier to empty from containers. It is more versatile and tolerant of other additives permitting greater formulation latitude. Cola®Teric 2C-LV is ideal for use in a wide range of cosmetic applications.

Cola®Teric COAB is a high foaming amphoteric surfactant useful in personal care and industrial applications. Of the Cola®Teric line, this product has the highest overall foam has, but it the least stable and has the quickest flash foam.

Cola®Lux SO provides good detergency, exceptionally high foaming, and viscosity forming properties. It can be formulated with anionic, nonionic, and cationic materials. This product is recommended for shampoos, bubble baths, hand soaps, air conditioners, cream rinses, creams and lotions, shaving creams, household products, and industrial and institutional products.

Cola®Liquid BL is an easy-to-use liquid cold-mix version of Lauramide MIPA. That means there’s no heating required for the Lauramide MIPA in formulation – it can be used just like any liquid ingredient at room temperature into clear products. This product can also be used to solubilize fragrances into formulations.

Cola®Det L116N is is a mild, non-alkanolamide, high-foaming concentrate. It displays multifunctional properties including good detergency and high foaming even at low active levels. Cola®Det L116N generates excellent viscosity and is ideal for use in non-alkanolamide shampoos, bath products, skin cleansers, and light-duty laundry detergents.

Cola® Det DEF-61 is a betaine-free surfactant blend with 40% solids designed for liquid mild cleansing formulations such as shampoos, liquid hand soaps, facial and body washes, and feminine products. Cola®Det DEF-61 contains no betaines, sulfates, Diethanolamine (DEA), Ethylene Oxide (EO)/1,4-Dioxane and is shipped preservative-free. Cola® Det DEF-61 builds thick, creamy foam volume with eff ective viscosity response to salt. The concentrate is cold mixable and off ers ease of handling for transport, storage and mixing considerations.

Cola® Det EQ-12 is a blend of mild ingredients for the formulation of tear-free baby and children’s shampoos. This product can also be utilized for mild liquid soaps in foam pumps or for facial washes and bubble baths. Tear-free claims need to be established after viscosity adjustment and the addition of dyes, fragrances and other additives.

Poly Suga®Sil C-800P starts from a naturally derive building block, alkyl polyglucoside, and is derivatized with dimethicone to make a product that has excellent feel and conditioning. When used in shampoos, body washes, and other personal care formulation, it actually contributes to the foam of the formulation.

Cola®Mid LMA is a methyl ester based amide and is a very effective foam stabilizer and thickening agent for anionic based cleansers. It also functions as a foam booster and a hair conditioning agent. This product is recommended for shampoos, hand soaps, and bath products.

Cola® Det EQ-18 is a sulfate-free, gentle, concentrated blend of surfactants for use as a base for high-foam personal care products. The eco-friendly blend is free of alcohol, diethanolamides, lauryl sulfates, laureth sulfates, parabens and formaldehyde. The surfactant ingredients in this blend originate from natural, renewable resources. Cola®Det EQ-18 responds gently to viscosity-building with the simple addition of sodium chloride.

Cola®Lux MO provides good detergency, exceptionally high foaming, and viscosity forming properties. It can be formulated with anionic, nonionic, and cationic materials. This product is recommended for shampoos, bubble baths, hand soaps, air conditioners, cream rinses, creams and lotions, shaving creams, household products, and industrial and institutional products.

Cola®Moist 300P is a polymeric, highly ionized water-soluble compound that enhances water-binding structures. It is hygroscopic at all humidities, attracting and binding water extremely effectively, and provides a higher humidity protective gradient to enhance moisturization on both skin and hair. Its hydrating properties limit water evaporation and serve to retain moisture. Its performance benefits are due to both strong ionic binding and hydrogen bonding within the humectant film matrix.

Cola®Carb TDC is a mild anionic surfactant with good hard water tolerance. It thus improves the storage stability of amphoteric formulations, and can be used in combination with all ionic classes of surfactants. This product has applications in personal care and industrial formulations.

Cola®Teric LHS is a fatty alkyl amphoteric surfactant in the sultaine class. It is a high foaming, biodegradable surfactant that is compatible with virtually all other surfactants. It demonstrates excellent stability in both extreme acid and alkaline formulations and very stable in both acid and alkali formulations and can be solubilized at 2-3% in 30- 40% caustic soda solutions. Cola®Teric LHS is a unique foaming surfactant successfully used in sulfate-free and PEG-free formulations in industrial, household and hair and body care applications.

Cola® Det BSC-ND is a DEA-free, anionic and amphoteric concentrated blend of mild surfactants. With only dilution and minor additives, Cola® Det BSC-ND can be economically formulated into marketable pet products that provide mildness while off ering foam and viscosity equal or greater than leading brand pet shampoos.

Cola®Teric SC is a biodegradable amphoteric surfactant for cleaning applications at both high and low pH. This high-foaming hydrotrope provides superior cleaning performance over a majority of amphoteric surfactants. In addition to industrial and institutional cleaning, the mildness of Cola®Teric SC makes it a good fit for household and personal care applications.

Cola® Det DEF-15 is an anionic/nonionic/amphoteric blend sodium salt. Colonial Chemical’s Cola® Det DEF surfactant concentrates are produced completely DEA/MEA free which generate high viscosity at low solids and produce products that can be built over a wide viscosity range. Elegant and complete products can be easily created that are DEA free with simple addition of perfume, color and other minor ingredients. Cola® Det DEF-15 is designed to give the formulator an easy starting point for the creation of personal care products with luxuriant foam and good rinsing.

Cola®Det OKC-40 is ideal for formulators seeking organic certification who plan to label their products as “Made with Organic…” and be in certified compliance with the National Organic Program (7CFR Part 205). Cola®Det OKC-40 is derived from 70% or greater raw ingredients and is processed to meet the Certified Organic requirements. Cola®Det OKC-40 is a pure potassium cocoate soap that exhibits excellent flash foam, good color and low odor. Cola®Det OKC-40 is biodegradable, made from natural and renewable resources, and preservative-free – making it ideal for natural formulations, including high-lathering soaps and cost-effective cleansers.

Cola®Mulse PCMX is a 100% active, non-ionic product designed to quickly incorporate chloroxylenol (PCMX) into liquid hand soaps for anti-microbial claims. PCMX is a highly ef-fective broad-spectrum antimicrobial and preservative used to inhibit bacteria, fungi and mold growth. The unique combination of PEG-8 Laurate and Laureth-4 permits Cola®Mulse PCMX to be easily cold mixed into any fi nished product. Unlike other concen-trates, Cola®Mulse PCMX does not contain any drying alcohol and does not have a fl ashpoint. The ingredients used to solubilize the PCMX can also help incorporate fragrances in highly anionic formulas.

Cola®Liquid DM is a Myristamide DIPA non-DEA substitute for Myristamide DEA. Colonial Chemical’s Cola®Liquid products consist of completely liquid, consumer acceptable non-DEA amides that perform like traditional alkanolamide surfactants. Cola®Liquid DM can be used in any application where traditional alkanolamide surfactants have been used without reformulation. Cola®Liquid DM is effective in a wide variety of personal care products.

Lauramidopropyl Hydroxysultaine​. Cola®Teric LMHS is compatible with anionic, nonionic, amphoteric and cationic surfactants. When compared to lauramidopropyl betaine, Cola®Teric LMHS exhibits excellent dispersing, emulsifying, antistatic characteristics and better flash foam and viscosity building capacity with lauryl sulfates and alpha olefin sulfonates. Cola®Teric LMHS is stable over a broad pH range in both hard and soft water with excellent lime soap dispersing properties. Cola®Teric LMHS is fully biodegradable.

Pellicer® emulsifiers are a series of plant derived Gemini surfactants consisting of two hydrophobic groups attached to two hydrophilic groups, bonded together by a hydrophilic spacer. This structure provides many excellent emulsification and dispersion properties. Composed of naturally derived fatty acids and peptides, it also aids in hair penetration and adhesion. It also aids in skin penetration and damage repair.