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Identification & Functionality
- Chemical Name
- Cleaning Ingredients Functions
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
- Chemical Structure
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- HII Features
- Industrial Additives Features
- Product Features & Benefits
- Preservative Free
- Mild
- Naturally derived
- High Foam
- Promotes more fluid detergents
- Viscosity control
- Meets Whole Foods Market® Premium Body Care Standards
- Rinses cleanly and easily
- Soft skin after-feel
- 94% Bio-based
- CleanGredients® listed
- Economical performance
- Hydrotropic properties
- Biodegradability
Product is readily biodegradable.
Applications & Uses
- Applications
- Bath & Shower Applications
- Hair Care Applications
- Home Care Applications
- I&I Cleaning Applications
- Personal Hygiene Applications
- Skin Care Applications
- Applications
ALPHA-STEP PC-48 is an anionic surfactant derived from oleochemicals and its hydrophobic chain distribution, which ranges from C12 to C18, allows for excellent detergency, foaming and mildness properties in a wide variety of household, industrial and personal care applications. ALPHA-STEP PC-48 is appropriate when formulating high foaming, high active personal care products such as body wash. It has a very low viscosity response and is very good at clarifying formulas with high levels of electrolytes. This versatile surfactant also functions well in hard water, having favorable hard water tolerance and lime soap dispersing ability. ALPHA-STEP PC-48 is a readily soluble liquid that can be easily formulated between a pH of 4 to 9. Applications include household and industrial liquid laundry, hand dishwash, hard surface cleaners, hand soaps, specialty foam applications, body washes and facial cleansers.
- Product Uses
- Multifunctional use in detergents, hand dish wash and personal care products
- Great for counter top cleaners
Properties
- Physical Form
- Appearance
- Clear amber liquid (at 25°C)
- Typical Properties
- Composition
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Color | max. 3 | — | Gardener Scale |
Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) | 233 | mg/L | — |
Solids Content | 43 | wt% | — |
Density | 1.06 | g/ml | — |
Flash Point | min. 94 | °C | PMCC Flash Point Tester |
Freeze Point | -8 | °C | — |
Cloud Point (Quick Cool) | 5 | °C | — |
pH (10% in aqueous solution) | 6 | — | — |
Pour Point | -5 | °C | — |
Viscosity (at 25°C) | 300 | cPs | — |
Regulated Volatile Organic Chemicals | 0 | % | U.S. EPA |
Draves Wetting (at 25°C) | 17 | sec | — |
Interfacial Tension | 7.6 | nM/M | — |
Specific Gravity (at 25°C) | 1.06 | — | — |
Surface Tension | 24.8 | mN/m | — |
Value | Units | Test Method / Conditions | |
Total Actives | 38.5 | % | — |
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Surface Active Properties
Drave's Wetting (0.1% actives at 25°C)
Ross-Mile's Foaming (0.1% activ es at 25°C)
- Comparative Irritation Data
Product Number of Days to Produce Irritation (Score of 1)
Negative Control (Dry Patch) 13.5 ALPHA-STEP PC48 5.2 Sodium Lauryl Ether Sulfate (3 mole) 5.07 - Least Irritating Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate 4.27 Sodium Lauryl Sulfate 2.7 - Most Irritation
Safety & Health
- Health Effects
ALPHA-STEP PC-48 is expected to have a low oral toxicity (LD₅₀ > 2000 in rats). In-vitro irritation testing show the product to be non-irritating when tested as a neat material (100%). A repeated application soap chamber test shows ALPHA-STEP PC-48 to be a mild material when tested as 1% active.
Packaging & Availability
- Packaging Type
- Standard Packaging
- This product is available in drums, totes and bulk quantities.
Storage & Handling
- Storage & Handling
Normal safety precautions (i.e., gloves and safety goggles) should be employed when handling ALPHA-STEP PC-48. Contact with the eyes and prolonged contact with the skin should be avoided. It is recommended that ALPHA-STEP PC-48 be stored in sealed containers. Store and handle in equipment normally used for detergents. Recommended storage temperature is 60-100°F (15-38 °C). Material of construction of storage tank should be 316 stainless steel (or fiberglass with DION 382 liner). Transfer pumps should be Viking stainless steel (or other similar gear pump) with internal pressure relief capabilities. The tank and pump should be grounded. If frozen, mild heat and agitation are recommended to ensure material is homogenous before use. Keep product between pH of 4 and 9 or hydrolysis will occur.
- Workplace Exposure
Occupational exposure can occur primarily through skin contact or via inhalation of vapors and mists. Engineering controls, personal protective equipment, and other workplace practices should be used to control these exposures.