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20 Brands found on Stepan Company in Surfactants & Cleansers

Applications:Agricultural Pest Control, Laundry & Fabric Care, Hand Hygiene
Product Families:Wetting & Dispersion Aids, Emulsifiers & Demulsifiers, Anionic Surfactants
Chemical Family:Linear Alkylbenzene Sulfonic Acid (LABSA), Ethoxylated Fatty Alcohols, Alcohol Ethoxylates
INCI Name:TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate, Isopropylamine Dodecylbenzenesulfonate
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Hand Soap

BIO-SOFT® is a nonionic surfactant blend that is an excellent cleaner, degreaser, and detergent. It can be formulated into concentrates and ready-to-use products for household, industrial, and institutional applications.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Laundry & Fabric Care, Textiles & Nonwovens
Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Cationic Surfactants, Performance Additives
INCI Name:PEG-30 Castor Oil, Dirapeseedoylethyl Hydroxyethylmonium Methosulfate
End Uses:Textiles, Textile Softeners, Fabric Softeners

STEPANTEX® is a cationic surfactant providing excellent softening, cold water dispersability and good rewetting properties. It is used in household and industrial fabric softeners.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Laundry & Fabric Care, Skin Care
Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Sensory Modifiers, Cationic Surfactants
Chemical Family:Alkylamine Oxides
INCI Name:Stearalkonium Chloride, Cocamidopropylamine Oxide, Cetrimonium Chloride
End Uses:Body Wash, Body Lotion, Body Cream

AMMONYX® is an amphoteric surfactant finding application in personal care, HI&I applications as foam enhancers, viscosity builders and as emulsifiers and lubricants in textile applications.

Applications:Hair Care, Hand Hygiene, Baby Care
Product Families:Blends & Other Cleansers, Surfactants & Cleansers, Conditioners & Emollients
Chemical Family:Chemical Mixtures & Blends
INCI Name:Citric Acid, DMDM Hydantoin, Tetrasodium EDTA
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Hand Soap

STEPAN-MILD® is an mild surfactant blend with good foam quality and viscosity building. It is used for baby products, shampoos, bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shower gels and bath products.

Applications:Baby Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families:Blends & Other Cleansers, Surfactants & Cleansers, Pre-Treatment Auxiliaries
INCI Name:Cocamide DEA, Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Liquid Hand Soap

STEPANPOL® polyester polyols are designed for use in a wide variety of polyurethane and polyisocyanurate applications. We offer a full range of polyols, including those for C.A.S.E. (Coatings, Adhesives, Sealants, Elastomers), Flexible Foam, and Rigid Foam applications.

Applications:Surface Care, Laundry & Fabric Care, Industrial Cleaning
Product Families:Foam Control Agents, Rheology Modifiers, Nonionic Surfactants
Chemical Family:Amides
INCI Name:Lauramide DEA, Cocamide DEA, PEG-6 Cocamide
End Uses:Body Wash, Hair Color, Skin Cleanser

NINOL® is a nonionic surfactant providing viscosity building, foam boosting, foam stabilization properties.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Hand Hygiene, Hair Care
Product Families:Foam Control Agents, Anionic Surfactants, Surfactants & Cleansers
Chemical Family:Alkyl Ether Sulfates, Sulfates
INCI Name:Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Ammonium Laureth Sulfate, Laureth-10
End Uses:Body Wash, Hand Soap, Detergents

STEOL® is a high active product useful in detergents, dishwash, laundry, shampoos, bath products, liquid hand soap and industrial cleaners

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Fluids & Lubricants
Product Families:Pre-Treatment Auxiliaries, Recycling Aids, Surface Protective Additives
Chemical Family:Ethoxylates, Polyols, Polyglycols
INCI Name:Poloxamer 181, Poloxamer 184, Poloxamer 331
End Uses:Hair Conditioner, Metalworking Fluids, Cutting Oils

MAKON® UD-Series of products are fast wetters due to their C11 branched carbon chain. They are faster wetters than nonylphenol ethoxylates (NP) and tridecyl alcohol ethoxylates (TDA). They also have good initial foam height with fast foam break, useful in applications like industrial clean-in-place and laundry.

Applications:Hair Care, Beauty & Care, Bath & Shower
Product Families:Cationic Surfactants, Surfactants & Cleansers, Conditioners & Emollients
Chemical Family:Triazines
INCI Name:Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, Citric Acid
End Uses:Hair Styling Products, Hair Conditioner, Detanglers

Applications:Pet Care, Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower
Product Families:Foam Control Agents, Rheology Modifiers, Amphoteric Surfactants
INCI Name:Sodium Cocoamphoacetate, Disodium Cocoamphodiacetate, Disodium Cocoamphodipropionate
End Uses:Make Up Remover, Facial Cleanser, Pet Shampoos

AMPHOSOL® is a mild amphoteric used as a secondary surfactant, foam booster and viscosity builder in personal care, household, institutional and industrial cleaning.

Applications:Hand Hygiene, Bath & Shower, Hair Care
Product Families:Blends & Other Cleansers, Surfactants & Cleansers, Pre-Treatment Auxiliaries
INCI Name:Lauramide DEA, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Hand Soap

BIO-TERGE® is an anionic surfactant providing excellent viscosity, foam characteristics and mildness. It is an ideal surfactant for a variety of HI&I cleaning and personal care applications, agricultural formulations, and construction products used for concrete bases, firefighting foams and dust control.

Applications:Baby Care, Hand Hygiene, Skin Care
Product Families:Emulsifiers, Solubilizers & Dispersants, Anionic Surfactants, Functionals
Chemical Family:Sulfates, Alkyl Ether Sulfates
INCI Name:Sodium Trideceth Sulfate
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Liquid Hand Soap

CEDEPAL® is an anionic surfactant with maximum foaming power. It is used a as foaming agent in wall board and finds application in concrete admixtures.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Commercial Laundry, Food & Beverage Manufacturing
Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Rheology Modifiers & Stabilizers, Foam Control
Chemical Family:Phosphorous-based Compounds, Organophosphates, Phosphate Esters
End Uses:Parts Cleaners, Equipment Cleaners, Metal Cleaners

MERPOL® is an alcohol phosphate providing low foam, wetting and emulsification

Applications:Bath & Shower, Hair Care, Color Cosmetics
Product Families:Sensory Modifiers, Emulsifiers, Solubilizers & Dispersants, Conditioners & Emollients
Chemical Family:Castor Oil Ethoxylates, Phosphates, Esters
INCI Name:Trimethylolpropane Tricaprylate/Tricaprate, PEG/PPG-6/2 Glyceryl Cocoate, Glycol Stearate
End Uses:Body Cream, Body Lotion, After Shaves

Applications:Pets, Excipients & Coatings, Animal Health & Nutrition
Product Families:Carriers & Bulking Agents, Pharmaceutical Coatings, Excipients
INCI Name:Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride
End Uses:Dietary Supplements, Facial Mask, Tanning Products

NEOBEE® is a caprylic/capric triglyceride. It is made using glycerin from vegetable oil sources and medium-chain fatty acids from coconut or palm kernel oil.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Pulping & Processing, Agricultural Pest Control
Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Recycling Aids, Defoamers
INCI Name:Nonoxynol-9
End Uses:Paper & Pulp, Textiles, Industrial Cleaners

IGEPAL is a nonionic surfactant finding application in household and industrial controlled foam detergents, industrial metal cleaners, floor cleaners and waterless hand cleaners.

Applications:Textile Manufacturing, Laundry & Fabric Care, Commercial Laundry
Product Families:Finishing Additives & Treatments, Carriers, Diluents, Solvents & Solubilizers, Dispersants & Emulsifiers
Chemical Family:Sulfonic Acids & Derivatives, Organic Acids, Sulfonates
INCI Name:Ammonium Xylenesulfonate, Sodium Xylenesulfonate
End Uses:Body Wash, Parts Cleaners, Equipment Cleaners

Applications:Food & Beverage Manufacturing, Oral Care, Nail Care
Product Families:Stabilizers, Foam Control Agents, Conditioners & Emollients
Chemical Family:Sarcosines & Derivatives
INCI Name:Sodium Lauroyl Sarcosinate
End Uses:Body Wash, Shaving Cream, Skin Cleanser

MAPROSYL® is a mild, soap-like detergent with excellent wetting and foaming properties. It provides good detergency and good rinsing properties. It is compatible with anionic, cationic and nonionic surfactants.

Applications:Hand Hygiene, Skin Care, Hair Care
Product Families:Anionic Surfactants, Surfactants & Cleansers, Soaps & Surfactants
INCI Name:Methylisothiazolinone, Methylchloroisothiazolinone, PEG-150 Distearate
End Uses:Body Wash, Facial Cleanser, Hand Soap

ALPHA-STEP® is a mild liquid wash concentrate for use in shampoos, body washes, facial washes and hand washes.

Applications:Other Beauty & Care, Other Personal Hygiene Applications, Baby Care
Product Families:Blends & Other Cleansers, Surfactants & Cleansers
INCI Name:Cocamidopropyl Betaine, Cocamide MIPA, Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate
End Uses:Body Wash, Face Wash, Facial Cleanser

STEPANBLEND™ is a surfactant blend that can be utilized for mild cleansing formulations.