Products in Surfactants & Cleansers

BIO-TERGE® AS-90 COARSE is a versatile, highly active anionic surfactant providing excellent wetting, foaming, and deterrent properties in alkaline, acidic, or neutral media and in the presence of metallic salts commonly found in hard waters. These characteristics make it suitable for a variety of personal care, household, and industrial applications, such as shampoo (bar soap), handsoap, bath products, and cleaning products, but it can also be used as a firefighting foamer or air-entraining agent for mortar and plaster.

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.

AMPHOSOL® PK-30, extracted from refined coconut oil, stands out as a low-odor betaine renowned for its mildness and gentle touch. Its versatility extends across a spectrum of applications, ranging from liquid cleansing to pet care, where its exceptional properties ensure an effective yet gentle cleansing experience, catering to a diverse range of needs with unparalleled efficacy and reliability.

STEPANOL® WAT-K is an anionic surfactant with excellent foam and viscosity characteristics. It can be used in shampoos, bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, liquid dishwashing detergents, and liquid laundry detergents. It provides formulations with a dense, creamy foam. It is bio-based, kosher certified, naturally derived, and plant-derived.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA PCK is a liquid anionic surfactant that provides excellent foaming and was designed for higher viscosity formulations. It is utilized in a variety of personal care, household detergent formulations, and textile applications. This product meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

AMPHOSOL® CS-50 is an amphoteric surfactant that can be used as a secondary surfactant, providing foam boosting and viscosity building for personal care and hi&i applications. It is a cocamidopropyl hydroxysultaine that is bio-based, kosher certified, naturally derived, sulfate-free, eo/po-free, and plant-derived.

STEPAN-MILD® GCC-FL/MB is a mass balance-certified compound resulting from the esterification of glycerin derived from vegetable oil sources and medium-chain fatty acids sourced from coconut or palm kernel oil. It's augmented with 1,3-propanediol. Its roles encompass acting as a foam booster and texturizer while also functioning as a viscosity builder and skin feel enhancer.

MAPROSYL® 25G-HP represents an exceptional glutamate surfactant, renowned for its remarkable mildness, particularly tailored for skin cleansing applications where safety and gentleness are paramount. Its unique formulation ensures the generation of a delicate, lightweight foam that not only spreads easily but also rinses off effortlessly, leaving behind a sensation of unparalleled softness often likened to that of baby skin, making it an ideal choice for those seeking a soothing and indulgent cleansing experience.

STEPANQUAT® Helia is a modern hair conditioning agent with hair-friendly and environmentally-friendly attributes. This mild, naturally-derived cationic surfactant is perfect for hair conditioners and skincare products. It imparts excellent wet and dry combability to hair, along with detangling and a soft, conditioned feel. Moreover, it provides substantive conditioning without causing buildup. In skincare applications, it delivers a unique, soft, conditioned skin feel and emulsification for oil-in-water (o/w) emulsions.

STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ is a sodium lauryl ether sulfate derived from fatty alcohols, ethoxylated to an average of two moles, and sulfated via Stepan's continuous SO3 process. This continuous sulfation process ensures consistent, high purity, affording excellent reproducibility in formulations utilizing STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ.

STEPANOL® AM-CIT/MIT is an ammonium lauryl sulfate preserved with cit/mit, providing foaming and viscosity-building properties. Suitable for personal care and household cleaning, this bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, and plant-derived product serves markets like home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, personal care, and vehicle care.

ALPHA-STEP® HWC stands out as a gentle liquid wash concentrate suitable for applications in shampoos, body washes, facial washes, and hand washes. Its attributes include being bio-based, kosher-certified, and sulfate-free. It functions as a foam booster and finds applications in various personal care products.

NINOL® PC, an effective DEA amide, plays a crucial role in enhancing viscosity while simultaneously boosting and stabilizing foam. This versatile liquid nonionic surfactant finds widespread use in various applications such as shampoos, bubble baths and metalworking cleaners, offering consistent performance and reliability across diverse formulations and industries.

STEOL® CA-330 is a low-active, 3-mole ammonium laureth sulfate with commendable foaming and viscosity characteristics, coupled with low skin irritation potential. Its versatile applications span children's cleaning products, shampoos, bath products, cleansing products, industrial foaming agents, and various agricultural formulations.

STEPANQUAT® GA 90 is a quaternary compound utilized as a conditioning agent in hair conditioners, skin care products, and household and industrial fabric softeners. It's derived from natural and plant-based sources, bio-based, and suitable for applications such as body washes, detanglers, fabric softeners, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling products, and textile softeners.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 E finds application in a range of contexts, delivering notable conditioning and softening attributes. As a cationic surfactant, it's employed in formulations like hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Categorized within the chemical group of quaternary ammonium compounds, its primary function revolves around enhancing the skin's feel. Furthermore, it's worth mentioning that this product is sulfate-free.

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.

BIO-TERGE® 804 is a mild surfactant blend, suitable for formulating shampoos, body washes, and liquid hand wash formulations. Its primary function is as a foam booster, and its application spans various personal care products, including 2-in-1 shampoos, body scrubs, facial cleansers, hand soaps, and more. Its market presence is noted in personal care, and it holds kosher certification.

BIO-SOFT® N-300 is a triethanolamine salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. This anionic surfactant finds application in personal care products such as shampoo and bubble bath formulations as well as agricultural applications. It also exhibits excellent wetting, foaming, and detergent properties.

AMMONYX® LO SPECIAL is a naturally derived lauramine oxide surfactant that plays diverse roles across personal care, household, and industrial products. It serves as a foam enhancer, viscosity builder, and emulsifier in personal care formulations. Moreover, it functions as a lubricant in textile applications.

AMPHOSOL® CDB-HP is an enhanced amphoteric surfactant designed for cold processing and easy handling. It functions as a secondary surfactant, contributing to viscosity building and foam boosting across an array of personal care applications. Its flexibility in preservation choice is a valuable feature for formulators.

BIO-SOFT® N-1200 is a nonionic blend that serves as an emulsifier and fragrance oil solubilizer. Its applications range from dairy farm teat dip sanitizers and iodophor stabilization to laundry detergents and industrial cleaners. This surfactant is compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

MAPROSYL® 30-B is a mild detergent derived from natural fatty acids and n-methyl glycine (sarcosine). It's cold-processable and soap-like, with excellent wetting and foaming properties. It's versatile in various applications, including detergency, and can work alongside anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants.

CEDEPAL® TD-403 MKLD is a gentle, branched-chain anionic surfactant renowned for its superb wetting and foaming properties. This sodium trideceth sulfate product is preserved with cit/MIT and is well-suited for mild cleansing products, baby products, shampoos, liquid hand soaps, and bath products.

NEOBEE® M-5 Cosmetic is a nonionic surfactant used as an emollient, lubricant, and solubilizing agent for hair conditioners, creams, and lotions, skin preparations, and lip preparations. The product is bio-based, free from animal products, naturally derived, plant-derived, and sulfate-free. It is kosher certified.

STEPANOL® WA-200 Needles is a high-active sodium lauryl sulfate with multiple applications. Primarily, it serves as a foaming agent and mouth dispersant in dentifrices. It's also useful in powdered products such as hand cleaners and bubble baths, as well as in liquid hand soaps and shampoos.

STEOL® CS-230 K is a low-active, 2-mole sodium laureth sulfate preserved with cit or mit. This anionic surfactant is prized for its excellent foam properties, irrespective of water hardness, making it suitable for mild cleansing and baby products. Additionally, it serves as a scouring agent in textile processing.

STEOL® CS-230 PCK is a low-active, 2-mol sodium laureth sulfate preserved with cit or mit. It delivers mildness alongside excellent foaming and viscosity responses. This surfactant is readily utilized in formulations ranging from shampoos and body washes to bath products and hand soaps, especially when enhanced viscosities are sought.

STEPANBLEND® APB is a mild surfactant concentrate blend meticulously formulated to streamline personal care cleansing formulations such as shampoos, liquid hand soaps and other bath products. It offers versatility for clear, opaque, or pearlescent formulations, allowing usage at 15-25% by weight, or less for economy formulations.

STEPANOL® AEG is a concentrated surfactant blend containing ammonium lauryl sulfate, ammonium laureth sulfate, cocamidopropyl betaine, and cocamide dea. It's valued for its excellent foam, viscosity traits, and ease of handling, mixing, and dilution. This blend is commonly found in shampoos, body washes, liquid hand soaps, and bath products.

STEPANQUAT® HC BASE is a cationic surfactant that has its primary application in hair conditioning. Noteworthy features include its compatibility with cold mixing processes, eliminating the need for heat. Its application extends to detanglers and hair conditioners within the realm of personal care products.

STEPAN-MILD® GCC is an ester that combines thickening, foam enhancement, and solubilizing properties. Formulated in various personal care products like shampoos, body washes, liquid soaps, and skin creams, it stands out as mild, peg, eo/po, and nitrogen-free. It fits into cold mix formulations and aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and cleangredients listing. An rspo mass balance-certified version is also available.

STEPANOL® DX-AS165N is a high-active anionic surfactant with excellent foaming properties. It contributes to formulations like bubble baths, liquid hand soaps, shampoos, bath products, and detergents. Derived from natural and plant-based sources, it holds kosher certification and caters to markets encompassing home care, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care.

AMPHOSOL® 2CSF-AF is an alcohol-free disodium cocoamphodipropionate. This mild amphoteric surfactant is used as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder in personal care and h&i cleaning. The product is bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, plant-derived, salt-free, sulfate-free, and eo/po-free.

MAPROSYL® 30-MP is a mild, soap-like detergent renowned for its outstanding wetting and foaming characteristics. MAPROSYL® 30-MP delivers efficient detergency and good rinsing properties, displaying compatibility with anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. This product is particularly suited for apac formulations.

STEOL® CS-270 L6 CP is an anionic surfactant with high activeness utilized in household, institutional, and industrial cleaning applications. Its versatility extends to personal care products, specifically liquid cleansing. In personal care, it finds its place in various contexts like 2 in 1 shampoo, body wash, degreasers, fine fabric wash, hand dishwashing detergents, pet care, shampoos, shower gel, and more.