- Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Surface Care, Hand Hygiene
- Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Amphoteric Surfactants, Surfactants & Cleansers
- INCI Name:Lauryl Betaine, Cocamidopropyl Betaine
- End Uses:Textiles, Liquid Hand Soap, Car Cleaners
Amphoteric surfactants can carry a positive or negative charge depending on pH, whereas cationic surfactants carry a positive charge. There are a number of chemical types for amphoteric surfactants including betaines, amidopropyl betaines, alkylamino dipropionates. They are used in a wide range of applications where they provide useful characteristics such as foaming, solubilisation, antistatic.