SURFACTANTS
Surfactants are a wide family of very versatile and basic cosmetic ingredients to create the different formulations and their textures.
The variety of options that exist on the market makes it necessary to choose the right one every time, depending on one’s requirements. Sometimes we need a very specific product, while in other cases we prefer a more versatile one.
It is important to pay close attention to their characteristics and properties, related to their polarity and molecular weights, but also to their three-dimensional structures and ability to form micelles.
The percentage of active matter, and the HLB, are two essential elements to always keep in mind
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NON-IONIC SURFACTANT |
COCAMIDE DEA |
An emulsifier, thickener & stabilizer and foaming agent. |
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NON-IONIC APG |
COCO-GLUCOSIDE |
Mild non-ionic surfactant, very good environmental and skin compatibility profiles. |
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ANIONIC SURFACTANT |
SLES 70 % |
Basic anionic surfactant for cosmetic cleaning preparations such as shampoos, shower gels and foam baths |
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ANIONIC SURFACTANT |
SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE |
mild biodegradable surfactant forms rich and stable creamy foams and can help condition and moisturize |
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ANIONIC SURFACTANT |
DIETHYLHEXYL SODIUM SULFOSUCCINATE |
Foaming high-speed wetting agent and emulsifier in oil-in-water emulsions |
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AMPHOTERIC SURFACTANT |
COCAMIDOPROPYL BETAINE |
Foaming agents, foam boosters, foam stabilizers in shampoos and bath products. |
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CATIONIC SURFACTANTS |
CETRIMONIUM CHLORIDE 30 |
Efficient conditioning quaternary. high cationic and low fatty group. mainly used as a conditioning agent in hair rinse preparations. |
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SURFACTANTS BLENDS |
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE, GLYCOL DISTEARATE, COCAMIDE MEA, LAURETH-7 |
Pearling agent, easily dispersed in surfactant mixtures at room temperature. stable at low concentration. |