PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone is an excellent silicone-based surfactant for all classes of personal care formulas, particularly well suited in skin care. Specially designed for mixed oil-in-water emulsions, it is more hydrophilic and less film-forming than PEG-10 Dimethicone.
Surfactant
Surfactant is a term formed from the words "Surface active agent," which means an ingredient that lowers the surface tension of a liquid. It contributes to the spreadability of creams, detergency, foam boosting of cleansing applications, and emulsifying, dispersing, solubilizing, and hydrotrope properties.
Formulating consumer-pleasing rinse-off products is a fairly complex task. A number of variables need to be taken into account to create the performance you need with the sensory characteristics consumers want - foam boosting and stabilization, viscosity, rheology, cleansing, feel and conditioning, and solubilization of actives and fragrances. All of these factors are created – or affected – by the choice of surfactants for a product. It's no news that each choice has strengths and drawbacks that must be compensated for to achieve optimum results.
Modern surfactants are developed from a combination of chemistries and tailored to meet the needs of today's market and manufacturing environment. They provide excellent foam stability while at the same time providing industry-benchmark thickening performance. These ingredients demonstrate the rheological properties that contribute to an excellent shear-thinning formulation, allowing the formulation of high-viscosity products that flow effortlessly from the bottle and on application.
Some surfactants are cold-processable and extremely effective solubilizers of fragrances and actives, producing crystal-clear end formulations in various applications. These performance properties are enhanced by excellent after-feel and a very low irritation profile, which enhance consumers' sensory experience.They make formulating tasks significantly simpler, allowing the number of ingredients used in a formulation to be reduced, manufacturing costs to be lowered, and irritancy potential to be reduced.
PEG-12 Dimethicone is a copolymer of polydimethylsiloxane and polyoxyalkylene ether. This combination gives this type of ingredient unique properties. It is clear to hazy and colorless to straw liquid.
PEG-30 glyceryl cocoate is a low-irritation, water-soluble surfactant, and is a mixture of mono- and diglycerides derived from coconut oil.
PEG-4 Rapeseedamide is an ethoxylated (4 moles of ethylene oxide) fatty acid monoethanolamide derived from rapeseed oil, a natural renewable raw material rich in unsaturated fatty acid (C18).
Thanks to the ethoxylating process - the esterification of the raw oil with polyethylene glycol, the final product PEG-40 Hydrogenated Castor Oil is soluble in the water, allowing it to be used in a wide range of skincare formulations.
PEG-40 Stearate is a mix of esters of stearic acid with approximately 40 units long polyoxyethylene glycols. It's a multifunctional vegetable-based ingredient used primarily as a lipophilic emulsifier and valuable as a humectant, dispersing agent, solubilizer, and surfactant.
PEG-5 Oleylamine Methosulfate is a light yellow-cream liquid with a characteristic odor, an easy-to-use organic quaternary ammonium compound, compatible for use in anionic systems and, therefore, “2 in 1” formulations.
PEG-7 Glyceryl Cocoate is an emollient and solubilizer for oils and lipophilic (oil-soluble) ingredients in water-based mild cleansing formulations, such as makeup removers, cleansers, and shampoos, derived from natural raw material (coconut oil).
Polyglyceryl-3 Caprate is an ester of capric fatty acid with polyglycerol containing three glyceryl units. It is a PEG-free, biodegradable, and water-soluble surfactant, that enables clear final products.
Polyglyceryl-3 Oleate (Triglycerol monooleate) is a polyglycerol ester prepared from glycerine and edible oils or fatty acids.
Potassium Abietoyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein is a potassium salt of a condensation product of abietic acid and hydrolyzed soy protein, a functional surfactant of lipo-proteic origin. Its 30% aqueous solution is a clear amber-to-yellow liquid with a characteristic odor.
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Collagen is a potassium salt of the derivative of the reaction of collagen polypeptides and fatty acid. It has excellent foaming and cleansing properties and forms clear solutions at a pH > 6.5.
Potassium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein is a sodium salt of a condensation product of coconut acids with hydrolyzed soybean proteins, a functional natural-derived surfactant. Its aqueous solution is a clear amber-yellow liquid with a slight odor.
Potassium Olivoyl PCA is a vegetal softening lipo-amino acid as a fatty acid vehicle an emollient, and moisturizing agent, and a softening surfactant.
PPG-2-Isodeceth-12 is a nonionic alkoxylate surfactant. It is a pourable white paste, emulsifier with an HLB value of 15. It is used as a fragrance solubilizer.
Sodium C14-16 Olefin Sulfonate is an aqueous solution of sodium olefin sulfonate which is produced by the continuous sulfonation of alpha olefins. It is a light yellow pearly liquid.
Amphopropionates, also known as “salt-free” amphoterics, have been used for many years in personal care products. There are two types, mono- and di-propionates.
Sodium (disodium) Cocoyl Glutamate is a conjugate of coconut oil fatty acids and glutamic acid present in the collagen. It is a mild anionic surfactant and detergent used in cleansing formulations based on mostly botanical ingredients.
Sodium Cocoyl Glycinate is a clear to slightly cloudy liquid, a primary mild surfactant in EO- and sulfate-free cleansing products. It is a readily biodegradable surfactant based on natural raw materials.
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Amaranth Protein is a blend of foaming polypeptides of natural origin used as a secondary surfactant in cleansing applications. It consists of colloidal peptides and carbohydrates derived from Amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) grain grown organically in Peru.
Manufactured from a high-quality hydrolyzed soy protein, derived from sun-ripened soya beans, and a stripped coconut fatty acid, Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Soy Protein provides mild, gentle conditioning and generates a rich, natural lather.
Sodium Cocoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein is a sodium salt of the gluten derivative that is made from hydrolyzed wheat protein and stripped coconut fatty acid. The wheat protein is wheat gluten, which is extracted from the grain. It contains high levels of glutamic acid and glycine.
Sodium Cocoyl Isethionate is a mild surfactant designed for cleansing products. It is nearly salt-free and resistant to hard and salt water with high foaming properties.
Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) is derived from coconut and it is used primarily as a detergent-cleansing agent. It is the sodium salt of the ether sulfate obtained through the sulfation of ethoxylated lauryl alcohol.
Sodium Lauroyl Glutamate is an acyl-amino acid type (acylglutamate) mild anionic surfactant used in soaps and cleaners. It is compatible with anionic and non-ionic surfactants used in cleansing applications and incompatible with cationic surfactants and other substances.
Sodium Lauroyl Hydrolyzed Silk is a silk-based anionic surfactant and is designed for higher-end brands, products, and customers enjoying silk as part of the cleansing process and label content.
Sodium Lauroyl Oat Amino Acids is a sodium salt of acylated oat (Avena Sativa) amino acids, a functional surfactant from modified natural raw material. It is compatible with anionic and non-ionic surfactants used in soaps and cleansing applications.
Sodium Methyl 2-Sulfolaurate is a sodium salt of 2-Sulfolauric acid, a mild surfactant with good foaming and cleaning power. It is a clear yellow liquid, an eco-friendly, readily biodegradable, and versatile ingredient derived from coconut fatty acids for cleansing applications.
Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate is a white, soft-paste surfactant that provides a creamy, high-volume foam for facial cleansers, liquid soap, and shampoos. It exhibits outstanding foaming properties even with high oil content in the formulation.
Sodium Myreth Sulfate is a highly active, ethoxylated surfactant for use in all types. A good alternative to Lauryl Sulfates or Laureth Sulfates.