Olivoyl Hydrolyzed Wheat Protein (Olivoyl Glutinate) is a completely vegetable surfactant combining the exceptional fatty acid profile of Mediterranean olive oil (around 85% of unsaturated fatty acids and vitamin E) with vegetable proteins, extracted from wheat by gluten hydrolysis.
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.
Palmitic acid (Hexadecanoic acid) is a saturated, 16-carbon atom-length fatty acid, a common component of animal fats and vegetable oils. It is a white, waxy solid at room temperature.
Palmitoyl glycine is a pearly delicate surfactant ingredient, a product of the condensation of palmitic acid with glycine amino acid. Derived from natural raw materials, it has unique characteristics:
PCA Glyceryl Oleate is an amino acid-based lipophilic nonionic surfactant derived from glycerin, oleic acid, and 2-pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid (PCA).
PEG-10 Dimethicone is an excellent silicone-based surfactant for all classes of personal care formulas, particularly well suited in skin care. Specially designed for Silicone-in-Water emulsions, it is more hydrophobic and film-forming than PEG-11 Methyl Ether Dimethicone.
PEG-100 Stearate is a product of poly-ethoxylation of stearic acid (18-carbon backbone fatty acid) that contains 100 moles of ethylene oxide (polymer part). The raw materials have mixed origins, namely, petrochemical and botanical.
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.
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-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate is an ethoxylated mixture of mono- and diesters of methyl glucose and stearic acid. It is a pale yellow, soft solid with a mild characteristic odor.
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 of polyoxyethylene glycol. 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 Oleammonium 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).
Plantapon® LGC Sorb retains the excellent mildness of the duo of "green" alkyl glucoside surfactants (Sodium Lauryl Glucose Carboxylate and Lauryl Glucoside) while improving important consumer-related attributes such as foam and sensory acceptance.
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.
Sodium Coco-Sulfate (CFAS) is a naturally derived anionic surfactant produced by sulfating coconut-derived fatty alcohols. As more people become familiar with its unique properties, it is beginning to be used in personal care applications.
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.