Products in Cleaning Ingredients: Surfactant

A plant-based, readily biodegradable nonionic surfactant that produces moderate to high stable foam for use in bath, shower & hygiene applications. ECOSENSE™ 3000 Surfactant is naturally derived per ISO 16128 and non-GMO. The product is suitable for use in Vegan, Halal, Kosher beauty products. Features & Benefits Mild Produces moderate to high stable foam Compatible with broad range of surfactants and polymers, including cationic ingredients 100% vegetable origin Solvent-free Self-preserved Low eco-toxicity and toxicity Readily biodegradable

This 100% vegetable-based, readily biodegradable surfactant that provides sensory benefits to shampoos, facial washes, body washes/shower gels and hand soap formulations. The product is suitable for use in Vegan, Halal, Kosher beauty products. Features & Benefits Mild Produces moderate to high stable foam Compatible with broad range of surfactants and polymers, including cationic ingredients 100% vegetable origin Solvent-free Self-preserved Low eco-toxicity and toxicity Readily biodegradable

This 100% vegetable-based, readily biodegradable surfactant that provides sensory benefits to shampoos, facial washes, body washes/shower gels and hand soap formulations. It offers broad compatibility with other common Personal Care ingredients and is preservative free. This has an excellent environmental profile and ECOCERT by Cosmos. Features & Benefits Mild Produces moderate to high stable foam Compatible with broad range of surfactants and polymers, including cationic ingredients 100% vegetable origin Solvent-free Self-preserved Low eco-toxicity and toxicity Readily biodegradable

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.

NINOL® C-5 is a liquid nonionic surfactant categorized as a peg-6 coconut dea amide with properties that enhance foam and viscosity. It plays a role in personal care products like shampoos and bath products and extends its utility to industrial applications, including composite processing.

MAKON® 12 functions as a high-active nonionic surfactant of great utility across agricultural applications, detergents, sanitizers, industrial cleaners, metal cleaners, textiles, and paper deinking. MAKON® 12's role encompasses being an emulsifier, adjuvant, and wetting agent. The product bears kosher certification.

MAKON® 17R2 is a nonionic reverse eo/po block copolymer renowned for its fast-breaking, low-foaming, and defoaming attributes. It finds application across diverse industries, including industrial, institutional, pulp and paper, textiles, paints and coatings, and more. Its usage is relevant in metalworking fluids, defoamers, dispersants, industrial lubricants, plasticizers, pulp and paper processing, rinse aids, and textile processing. As with other products in the makon® range, it is a low-ash product.

BIO-SOFT® N1-73B is a c11 linear alcohol ethoxylate with a low pour point, providing rapid wetting, emulsification, and detergency. Its hlb of 11.6 makes it suitable for oil-in-water formulations. It's applicable to laundry detergents, textiles, hard surface cleaning, paints, and institutional and industrial cleaning.

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.

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.

NINOL® 96-SL is a lauryl methyl ester-based dea amide providing excellent foaming and viscosity building. This solid nonionic surfactant is used in shampoos, bath products, detergents, and light-duty liquids. The product is bio-based, naturally derived, plant-derived, preservative-free, and sulfate-free. It is kosher certified.

AMMONYX® HVO is an amine oxide designed for use in a wide range of cleaning applications, primarily in the home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning markets. This versatile surfactant can be found in numerous cleaning products, including bathroom cleaners, degreasers, floor cleaners, glass and mirror cleaners, hand dishwashing detergents, dilutable and ready-to-use hard surface cleaners, laundry detergents, oven and grill cleaners, toilet bowl cleaners, tub and tile cleaners, and warewash detergents, among others. Notably, the product is preservative-free, making it suitable for various formulations in the cleaning industry.

MAKON® NI 10 represents a nonionic surfactant blend adept at effective emulsification for textile lubricant formulations and pesticide concentrates, in addition to its role as a detergent for wet processing. Its composition stems from the alkylphenol alkoxylates chemical group, and it bears kosher certification.

STEPAN® PEARL 2 is a unique anionic/ester surfactant blend designed to impart a pearlescent appearance to personal care products like shampoos, bubble baths, and dishwashing liquids. Unlike traditional methods requiring heat or prolonged processing, the distinctive emulsifier package in STEPAN® PEARL 2 enables excellent pearlescence through cold blending.

BIO-SOFT® EA 10-85 is a nonionic surfactant that exhibits low foaming properties and excellent wetting action. It is a good emulsifier for industrial applications. It may be readily formulated into highly alkaline liquid systems and can be used in a variety of applications, including mechanical dishwashing, rinse aids, metal cleaning, spray washing, general-purpose cleaning, emulsion polymerization, textile wetting and scouring, oil field additives, agricultural adjuvants, and non-foaming emulsions.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 CG-P is a cosmetic-grade anionic surfactant renowned for its superb viscosity, flash foam characteristics, and mildness. BIO-TERGE® AS-40 CG-P is ideal for a variety of personal care applications, including liquid hand soaps, shampoos, facial cleansers, and body washes.

STEPANOL® ME-DRY is 93% active sodium lauryl sulfate powder. It can be used in powdered or tablet form on hard surfaces, carpet cleaners, bubble baths, and cleansing products. It can also be used as a scouring and foaming agent in textile and industrial applications.

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.

BIO-SOFT® N-400 is a nonionic surfactant blend with a low hlb, serving purposes in emulsification and boosting degreasing alongside higher hlb surfactants. It finds its place in hard surface applications, industrial cleaners, and detergents. It exhibits rapid wetting characteristics in comparison to np-4 and can be a substitute for nonylphenol ethoxylates.

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.

NINOL® 40-CO is a cochin oil-based dea amide generated through a type 1:1 reaction between the ester of a fatty acid and diethanolamine. It contributes to viscosity building, foam boosting, and stabilization. Its uses encompass shampoos, bubble baths, light-duty liquids, cutting fluids, drawing compounds, and metalworking cleaners.

BIO-SOFT® EC-690 is a nonionic surfactant that provides stability in both acidic and alkaline aqueous solutions. It offers moderate and stable foam along with high detergency. Tailored for laundry and various cleaning applications, including household, institutional, and industrial hard surface cleaners, BIO-SOFT® EC-690 complies with the u.S. Safer choice surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

STEPANATE® SXS-E is an anionic surfactant employed in liquid detergents, heavy-duty cleaning products, wax stripping formulations, and dishwashing detergents. It acts as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant. This product belongs to the chemical group of hydrotropic sulfonates, serving roles as an emulsifier, adjuvant, and hydrotrope. It's important to note that this product is also kosher-certified.

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.

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.

BIO-SOFT® N-900 is a nonionic surfactant blend renowned for its cleaning, degreasing, and detergent properties. It can serve as a replacement for np-9 and be formulated into both concentrates and ready-to-use products. This versatile product remains stable in aqueous acidic and alkaline solutions. It also aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 CG-K is an anionic surfactant produced through continuous sulfonation of alpha-olefins using stepan's falling film process. It's an ideal ingredient for personal care formulations like hand soap, shampoo, facial cleanser, and body wash. Additionally, it's found in hard surface all-purpose cleaning and textile scouring products.

AMPHOSOL® HCG-HP is a mild amphoteric surfactant derived from coconut oil that provides foam boosting and viscosity building in a wide range of personal care, hard surface cleaning, and specialty foamer products. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation.

STEPANATE® SCS-40 is a versatile solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant that is applicable in heavy-duty cleaners, wax strippers, dishwashing detergents, and the oil field and metalworking sectors. Holding kosher certification, it serves the home care, industrial products, and institutional and industrial cleaning markets.

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.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40A is a benzoic acid preserved alpha-olefin sulfonate. This anionic surfactant provides excellent viscosity, foam characteristics, and mildness. It is an ideal surfactant for use in a variety of hi&i cleaning and personal care applications. The product is sulfate-free.

NINOL® CAA stands for a naturally derived esthetic enhancer and fragrance solubilizer. Its large hansen solubility sphere enables the solubilization of fragrances and other organic materials at room temperature. Despite its capacity for dissolving, it maintains viscosity and foaming performance. As a dea-free nonionic surfactant, it offers viscosity-building performance and foam stabilization similar to traditional amides and betaines, presenting an effective solution that meets both performance and esthetic needs.

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.

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.

IGEPAL CA-720 serves as a nonionic surfactant, finding application across various phases of detergent compounding and aqueous processing in industries like textiles, paper, industrial metal cleaning, acid cleaning, floor cleaning, detergent sanitization, and waterless hand cleaning. It's classified within the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates.