Products in Cleaning Ingredients: Surfactant (Cationic)

STEPANTEX® VM 85 G is a cationic surfactant suited for the formulation of household and industrial fabric softeners from 3% viscous to 20% fluid-active concentrations. This ester quat can also be used in many other applications, such as metal cleaning and polishing compounds, cutting oils, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, water repellents, shoe polishes, emulsifiers, paper treatment, and clays.

STEPANTEX® HTS-100 is a diester fabric softener quaternary in a nonionic system for use in the coating of household and commercial fabric softener sheets. This solid cationic surfactant offers excellent controlled release, good rewetting, and static reduction. The product is biobased.

STEPOSOL® DG is a bio-based surfactant blend designed as a solvent replacement in water-based cleaning and degreasing formulations. Belonging to the cationic nonionic blend chemical group, it caters to markets including home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, and vehicle care. Its application extends to engine degreasers, dilutable and ready-to-use hard surface cleaners, and kitchen cleaners.

STEPANTEX® ST-90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary that excels in providing softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. It's suitable for household and institutional fabric softeners, as well as textile softening additives, with the capacity to create formulations ranging from 3% to 20% solid dispersions.

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.

AMMONYX® 4B is a substantive ammonium quaternary used in applications such as hair conditioners, rinses, mousses, creams, and lotions. It fulfills the functions of enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. It finds relevance in the personal care and industrial product markets.

STEPANQUAT® 2125M-P40 is a blend of two quaternary surfactants, serving purposes such as deodorization, odor control, and general surfactant properties within the context of hard surface cleaning. Its chemical group is linked to quaternary compounds, and the product holds kosher certification.

AMMONYX® 4 operates as a substantive cationic quaternary, commonly employed in conditioners, cream rinses, mousses, and lotions. Its primary functions are enhancing skin feel and serving as a textile antistatic agent. It finds applications in 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling, and hair and scalp treatments. Its presence spans across the industrial products and personal care markets.

STEPANTEX® VL 90 A stands as a diester fabric softener quaternary, delivering excellent softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. This cationic surfactant paste is applicable in household and industrial cleaners and finds a diverse range of applications, including metal cleaning and polishing compounds, cutting oils, textile auxiliaries, leather conditioners, water repellents, shoe polishes, emulsifiers, paper treatment, and clays.

STEPANTEX® ELS88-E is a mild cationic surfactant suitable for formulating household and industrial fabric softeners, ranging from 3% viscous to 18% fluid active concentrations. Sourced from rapeseeds and containing a naturally derived solvent, it can be utilized in naturally derived formulations. This product delivers excellent softening without a greasy feel, along with good antistatic and rewetting properties.

STEPANTEX® DC 90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary that offers commendable softening, antistatic, and rewetting properties. As a liquid cationic surfactant, it is particularly well-suited for creating formulations of fabric softeners intended for both household and industrial use. It falls within the chemical group of dialkyl quaternary esters and functions as a textile antistatic agent. Notably, this product is kosher-certified, can be cold-mixed, and does not necessitate heating during the formulation process.

STEPANTEX® VK 90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary with commendable softening, cold water dispersibility, and rewetting properties. This cationic surfactant paste finds its place in household and industrial fabric softeners and is capable of producing dispersions with solids ranging from 3% to 20%.

STEPANQUAT® 1010 is a quaternary compound with a specific role in deodorization and odor control, especially in dilutable hard surface cleaners. Belonging to the quaternary compound chemical group, it serves markets like home care and institutional and industrial cleaning. Its application extends to hard surface cleaners (dilutable and ready-to-use) and kitchen cleaners.

STEPANTEX® VT-90 is a diester fabric softener quaternary, providing excellent softening, cold water dispersibility, and good rewetting properties. This cationic surfactant paste can be used to produce up to 25% solid dispersions in household and industrial fabric softeners. The product is biobased.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 is a cationic surfactant with its primary application in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions encompass enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. Its presence spans across the home care, industrial products, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care markets. It's worth noting that the product is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

STEPANQUAT® 885 is categorized as a quaternary compound, serves as a deodorizing and odor-controlling agent in hard surface applications such as hard surface cleaners (dilutable and ready-to-use) and kitchen cleaners. It is geared towards the home care and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

STEPANQUAT® 888 shares similarities with the aforementioned products, serving as a quaternary designed to efficiently manage deodorization and odor control for hard surface applications, including hard surface cleaners (both dilutable and ready-to-use) and kitchen cleaners. It finds its market in home care and institutional and industrial cleaning."

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.

STEPANQUAT® 8358 falls within the category of quaternary compounds and is designed for deodorization and odor control in hard surface applications. It is suitable for hard surface cleaners (both dilutable and ready-to-use) and kitchen cleaners, finding its place in home care and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

AMMONYX® CETAC serves as a cationic surfactant employed in hair conditioners, skin creams, and lotions to deliver conditioning and softening benefits. It is also multifunctional, working as a skin-feel enhancer, textile antistatic agent, and adjuvant. Its applications span a wide range, including 2-in-1 shampoo, automatic dishwashing detergents, body wash, creams and lotions, dairy cleaners, degreasers, detanglers, and more. Notably, it is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

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.

STEPANQUAT® 8188 operates as a dialkyl quat, functioning as a corrosion inhibitor. Its applications encompass hard surface cleaners, spanning both dilutable and ready-to-use formulations. It serves the markets of home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning. The product is also biodegradable.

STEPANTEX® 162 represents an innovative biodegradable ester quat, carefully crafted from vegetable feedstock. This liquid formulation not only ensures ease of handling but also delivers exceptional softness with remarkable versatility. With its robust stability and wide concentration range, STEPANTEX® 162 stands as a reliable choice for various applications, promising consistent performance and optimal results.

STEPANTEX® FS 40851 can be used in fabric softener formulations. This ingredient can be used in cold mix processing formulations.

ACCOSOFT® 780 PG is a canola-based diamidoamine fabric softener quaternary with a high flash point. Engineered for use in wash and rinse cycle detergents and softeners in the household and textile industries, it can be combined with nonionic surfactants to create stable detergent and softener formulations. Its application extends to a variety of rinse-cycle fabric softener concentrations.

ACCOSOFT® 808 is a liquid cationic surfactant with an 80% solids content. Tailored for use in household and industrial liquid fabric softeners, its versatility lies in creating stable dispersions with solid concentrations of up to 20%. Known for its ease of handling, it delivers softness to fabrics while reducing static cling, thereby enhancing the overall quality and comfort of laundered textiles.

ACCOSOFT® 550-90% HF is a high-flash-point diamidoamine fabric softener quaternary primarily used in household and commercial fabric softeners. With its cationic surfactant paste nature, it achieves instant cold water dispersibility, leading to dispersions with solid concentrations ranging from 2.5% to 25%.

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.

ACCOSOFT® 808-90% presents a highly concentrated imidazoline fabric softener quaternary with 90% solids content. Designed for household and industrial liquid fabric softeners, its liquid form eases handling and formulation. By incorporating this cationic surfactant, stable dispersions with solid concentrations of up to 18% can be achieved, imparting softness and reducing static cling to fabrics.

H-Soft® ADBAC-80EL is a water-soluble, 80% active alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride solution in water and ethanol. This cationic surfactant can be used alone or in combination with amphoteric, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. It provides degreasing, wetting, dispersing, detergent, and oil-solubilizing properties.

H-Soft® ADBAC-80M is a water-soluble, 80% active alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride solution in water and methanol. As a cationic surfactant, it can be used alone or in combination with amphoteric, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. It exhibits degreasing, wetting, dispersing, detergent, and oil-solubilizing properties.

H-Soft® TES is a cationic surfactant (quaternized alkyl imidazoline) that adheres to paint, glass, and metallic surfaces to enhance sheeting and promote free rinsing. It is suitable for wash-and-dry applications and as a rinse aid to reduce spotting. Non-flammable and applicable in both alkaline and acidic formulations.

Ethomeen T/12 LC is a tallow amine ethoxylate.

Armosoft DEQ is a new generation esterquats for fabric softening. The high efficiency chemistry can be used as the core fabric softening active ingredient or as a booster for conventional formulations to improve storage stability and softness.

Ethoduomeen T/25 is Tris(15-hydroxyethyl)-N-tallowalkyl-1,3-diaminopropane.

Aromox 14D-W970 is an amine oxide, based on a distilled C14-amine.