Products in Surfactants & Cleansers: Conditioning

DOWSIL(TM) 5-7113 Silicone Quat Microemulsion is a 22% nonionic emulsion containing a quaternized amino-functional silicone polymer. This formulation is designed as a conditioning additive for hair care products, including shampoos, conditioners, and styling aids. The product facilitates easy formulation and maintains stability upon dilution.

Cosmetic Ingredient MultiFunctional E offers Natural conditioning, better foam texture & stability, and enhanced viscosity. Add 100% bio-based Cosmetic Ingredient MultiFunctional E to hair care, skin care and liquid soap products to achieve gentler formulations with better conditioning and creamier, longer-lasting lather that leave a soft nourished feel on skin and hair. Cosmetic Ingredient MultiFunctional E is a homopolymer of itaconic acid that is natural, biodegradable, and does not contain any preservatives or additives.

Cosmetic Ingredient MultiFunctional F is a soap free, ultra mild (pH 5.5-6.5) extruded syndet base, formulated for the manufacture of luxury, high performance extruded opaque solid beauty, shampoo and conditioner bars. It delivers exceptional product performance through a high foaming, creamy lather, which leaves the skin feeling soft and hydrated.

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.

AMMONYX® 4 operates as a substantive cationic quaternary, commonly employed in conditioners, cream rinses, mousses, and lotions. Its primary functions are enhancing skin feel and serving as a textile antistatic agent. It finds applications in 2-in-1 shampoos, body washes, detanglers, facial cleansers, hair conditioners, hair styling, and hair and scalp treatments. Its presence spans across the industrial products and personal care markets.

AMMONYX® CETAC serves as a cationic surfactant employed in hair conditioners, skin creams, and lotions to deliver conditioning and softening benefits. It is also multifunctional, working as a skin-feel enhancer, textile antistatic agent, and adjuvant. Its applications span a wide range, including 2-in-1 shampoo, automatic dishwashing detergents, body wash, creams and lotions, dairy cleaners, degreasers, detanglers, and more. Notably, it is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

AMMONYX® 4B is a substantive ammonium quaternary used in applications such as hair conditioners, rinses, mousses, creams, and lotions. It fulfills the functions of enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. It finds relevance in the personal care and industrial product markets.

BIO-TERGE® AS-40 HP is an anionic surfactant known for its viscosity, foam characteristics, and mildness. It has applications in various sectors, including cleaning, personal care, agriculture, and construction products. Its preservation strategy involves excess alkalinity, offering flexibility in choosing preservatives. It's in compliance with the u.S. Epa safer choice program and clean ingredients standards.

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.

STEPAN® 745 GC is a nonionic liquid emollient that's 100% active. It serves as a versatile ingredient in bath and body washes, shampoos, and facial cleansers. Being naturally derived with a high hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance), it's suitable for clear surfactant systems and can be easily incorporated via cold mix methods.

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.

AMMONYX® CETAC-30 is a cationic surfactant with its primary application in hair conditioners, hair styling aids, creams, and lotions. Its functions encompass enhancing skin feel and acting as a textile antistatic agent. Its presence spans across the home care, industrial products, institutional and industrial cleaning, and personal care markets. It's worth noting that the product is kosher-certified, preservative-free, and sulfate-free.

AMMONYX® LMDO is a lauryl/myristyl amidoamine oxide with widespread application in hi&i (household, industrial, and institutional) contexts. It contributes to foam and viscosity enhancement and demonstrates stability in the presence of peroxide bleach. It aligns with the surfactant screen of the u.S. Epa safer choice program and is listed on cleangredients.

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.

AMPHOSOL® HCG is a naturally-derived cocamidopropyl betaine with 30% actives. This mild amphoteric surfactant offers foam boosting and viscosity building across personal care, hard surface cleaning, and specialty foamer products. Like other products, it carries attributes such as being bio-based, kosher-certified, naturally derived, plant-derived, sulfate-free, and free of eo and po.

AMMONYX® CDO SPECIAL is a cocamidopropyl amine oxide employed in personal care, household and industrial cleaning, and specialty foaming applications. AMMONYX® CDO SPECIAL is an amphoteric surfactant stable under peroxide bleach conditions, serving as a foam booster and textile antistat agent.

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.

STEPANQUAT® Care Base is a conditioning agent with good conditioning performance. It can be used from 5% with excellent formulation stability, and can be easily dispersed in water, with a cold process. Its main characteristics are: giving viscosity, softness and smoothness to wet and dry hair.

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.

Schercoquat™ IAS-PG quaternary compound is a highly concentrated liquid quaternary of an isostearic substituted amidoamine. It is an extremely effective conditioner, especially in clear hair rinses and skin conditioning lotions. The presence of the amido group makes it an outstanding quaternary with enhanced substantivity and improved water solubility.

Merquat™ 2003PR polymer is a proprietary, non-paraben, ampholytic terpolymer developed for use in color protection shampoos. It offers attributes such as ultimate foam stability, color retention after multiple washings, and enhanced wet combability and detangling. It is suitable for use in hair care products, shampoos, and conditioners.

Merquat™ 7SPR polymer is a high molecular weight, non-paraben, low-acrylamide, cationic copolymer specifically designed for compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is used to improve the wet and dry properties of hair care products and enhance the sensory feel of bath and shower products.

Silsense® Copolyol-1 Silicone is a 100% active dimethicone copolyol blend. It is a proprietary blend of personal care-grade polyethylene glycols and dimethicone copolyol (a copolymer of polydi-methylsiloxane and polyoxyalkylene ether). It is recommended for use in skin care lotions and creams, personal wash products, hair care applications, and aloe vera gel formulations.

Schercodine™ S (Flaked) amido-amine is a cationic surfactant. It is an effective conditioner in hair and skin care products. It is a flaked, solid tertiary amine. It is used in pH 3.4–4.4 formulations as a quaternary ammonium salt as a conditioner. It is used to replace quaternary cationic surfactants in rinse-off conditioners. It provides excellent wet combing and wet sensory common protonating acids are lactic, aspartic, citric, and glutamic acids.

Hydramol™ PGDS ester is a water-soluble emollient that provides moisturization and humectant properties without leaving a greasy residue. It can be used in skin care emulsions, where it delivers emolliency from the water phase upon contact. In hair treatments, its large, branched polymer structure adds body and manageability. Hydramol™ PGDS ester can replace alkanolamides in cleansing systems, providing conditioning, emolliency, viscosity building, and enhanced lather. It is recommended for use in cleansing systems, including hand sanitizer gels, as well as antiperspirant and deodorant applications.

Merquat™ 550PR polymer is a low-acrylamide, non-paraben, aqueous, cationic copolymer that enhances compatibility and clarity in anionic surfactant systems. It is highly substantive and recommended for improving the wet and dry properties of hair care products, as well as enhancing the sensory feel of skin care, bath, and shower products. It provides superior conditioning within the PQ-7 family.

Schercodine™ C amido-amine is a naturally derived, cationic surfactant. It is an effective conditioner in hair and skin care products. It is 98% active as a clear liquid tertiary amine. It is used in pH 3.4–4.4 formulations as a quaternary ammonium salt conditioner. It is used to replace quaternary cationic surfactants in rinse-off conditioners. It provides excellent wet combing and wet sensory. Common protonating acids are lactic, aspartic, citric, and glutamic acids.

Silsense® Q-Plus Silicone is a 100% active, quaternary silicone compound that combines the conditioning benefits of traditional silicones and cationic quaternary compounds in a single molecule. SilSense Q-Plus silicone will add conditioning benefits to personal care products without the stability concerns that may be present with silicones or the irritancy that is often associated with quaternary ammonium compounds. Unlike traditional silicones, this silicone quarternary compound does not defoam and can even enhance foaming when used in hair care products. It is water-soluble, lending to enhanced ease-of-use in a wide range of shampoos, conditioners, and personal cleansers.

Quatrex™ S conditioning agent is a 26% solids, soybean oil-derived, liquid cationic surfactant exhibiting excellent substantivity and conditioning properties. Its anionic compatibility is ideal for formulating true conditioning shampoos. Its superior solubility properties enable many formulation possibilities in sprays, mousses, setting gels, and conditioners.

Merquat™ 2001 polymer is a proprietary, ampholytic terpolymer primarily used in hair care products for its superior wet hair combing and detangling properties. It is recommended for use in shampoos and conditioning rinses where excellent wet and dry conditioning properties are desired.

Ethomid HP-60 is an ethoxylated amide used in a variety of applications.

CHT Beausil™ PEG 010 is an organo-modified silicone polymer for use as an ingredient in personal care applications. It is a water-soluble surfactant that is used as an emulsifier and foam builder due to its ambiphilic nature. It imparts lubricity and softness, improves skin and wet hair feel, enhances combing properties, and prevents sticking in deodorants. This unique product allows you to formulate high-end formulations.

MACKAMINE® CAO E 36 is a high-active grade of cocamidopropylamine oxide that remains stable over a wide pH range. It offers excellent foam boosting properties, viscosity building, and foam stability across various formulations. MACKAMINE® CAO E 36 is particularly effective when combined with alkyl sulfates or alpha-olefin sulfonates. Additionally, it acts as a conditioning agent, exhibiting cationic characteristics when formulated on the acidic side. Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.

MACKERNIUM® HQ-3000 is a polymeric quaternary ammonium salt of hydroxyethyl cellulose that offers moderate viscosity building. Its cationic nature makes it substantive to hair, providing excellent conditioning, combability, and anti-static benefits in shampoos and conditioners. In skin cleansers, MACKERNIUM® HQ-3000 imparts softness and slip for improved texture and application Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.

MACKAMINE® CAO is a 30% active cocamidopropylamine oxide that provides excellent foam boosting properties, viscosity building, and foam stability across a wide range of formulations. It is particularly effective when combined with alkyl sulfates or alpha-olefin sulfonates. Additionally, MACKAMINE® CAO functions as a conditioning agent, exhibiting cationic characteristics when formulated on the acidic side. Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.

MACKAM® 2CSF is a mild amphoteric surfactant suitable for both personal care and industrial applications. In personal care products, it is used to couple conditioning agents in shampoos. Its ability to incorporate non-ionic surfactants into high electrolyte levels makes it ideal for industrial cleaners. MACKAM® 2CSF is recommended for formulations where sodium chloride could negatively impact product performance or cause corrosion. It is stable across a broad pH range and is the surfactant of choice for high-electrolyte systems. MACKAM® 2CSF is listed on the EPA’s Inert Ingredients list under its chemical designation. Please submit a document request or general inquiry form if you’d like to access an SDS in another language.