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Knowde-enriched technical product data sheet
Identification & Functionality
- INCI Name
- Ingredient Origin
- Cosmetic Ingredients Functions
- Technologies
- Product Families
Features & Benefits
- Benefit Claims
- Labeling Claims
- Characteristics
- 100% Bio-sourced
- Easy to Formulate
- Recommended pH 3-5
- Adapted for Emulsions and Solids
- No competition with human food chain
- Green Chemistry
- No solvent
- Palm Free
- One Pot, No Waste Process
- Readily Biodegradable
- No GHS Warning Labels
Applications & Uses
- Markets
- Applications
- Application Format
- Hair Care Applications
- Use Level
- 4-12%
- Uses
It is safe to handle, readily biodegradable and proven to perform. Use it as an alternative to BTAC, quats and other conventional agents to increase the sustainability of your personal care formulas without compromising performance:
- Hair Conditioning Solids
- Deep Treatment Masks
- Rinse-Out Conditioners
Properties
- Physical Form
- Odor
- Neutral
- Typical Properties
Value Units Test Method / Conditions Chain Length C16 - C22 - - Active Material 20 - 35 % - Brassica Alcohol min. 60 % - Melting Point 70 - 76 °C - Recommended pH max. 5 - - - Compatible With
- Non-ionic polysaccharides, oils, silicones
- Sodium gluconate, Sodium lactate
- Incompatible With
- Xanthan gum, Sodium alginate, Cellulose gum
- Soda, Sodium citrate
Regulatory & Compliance
- Certifications & Compliance
Technical Details & Test Data
- Performance Test
- Material readily biodegradable: 94% within 28 days (OECD 301B)
- Low ecotoxicity ingredient EC50 (48H) Daphnia (OECD 202) = 83,8 mg/L
- Natural origin index = 1, according to ISO 16128
As effictive of a detangler as behentrimonium chloride
but provides better softness
- O/W Emulsification Process
Buffer Solution
For maximum performance, the formula must contain a lactic acid and sodium lactate buffer solution. This buffer solution must be added regardless of the pH conditions observed.
Buffer Solution % m/m Sodium Lactate 31.5%(AM) Lactic Acid 18.5%(AM) Water TO 100% pH 4.3
Storage & Handling
- Storage
Cool & dry Place