Products in HI&I Care: Good Compatibility

STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ is a sodium lauryl ether sulfate derived from fatty alcohols, ethoxylated to an average of two moles, and sulfated via Stepan's continuous SO3 process. This continuous sulfation process ensures consistent, high purity, affording excellent reproducibility in formulations utilizing STEOL® CS-230 HP MZ.

BIO-TERGE® PAS-8S E is a high-quality, light-colored, aqueous solution of primary alkane sulfonate, known for its low-foaming, biodegradable anionic surfactant properties. It offers excellent coupling and hydrotropic properties across a wide pH range. With exceptional solubility in acidic and alkaline systems, it's versatile for formulating industrial and institutional cleaners, ensuring compatibility with detergent builders and bleach.

STEPAN® VCP is a synthetic thickener suitable for liquid detergents and household cleaning products. It is compatible with most surfactants and has a maximum pH tolerance of 8.5. When combined with alkyl ether sulfates, it improves viscosity, foam, and the cloud point.

BIO-SOFT® S-118 90 HV is a linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. This anionic surfactant provides excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. It finds application in a variety of household and industrial cleaning applications, including acidic formulations. It can also be used in emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions for agricultural applications.

BIO-SOFT® S-118 D is an alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that boasts excellent detergency and compatibility with anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. It finds use in bathroom cleaners and degreasers within the home care, institutional, and industrial cleaning markets. Its chemical family is linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid (labsa).

STEPANATE® SXS is an anionic surfactant that functions as a solubilizer, coupling agent, and cloud point depressant. Its applications span liquid detergents, heavy-duty cleaning products, wax stripping formulations, dishwashing detergents, and textile applications. It adheres to the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

STEOL® CS-330 is a low-active, 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate known for its excellent skin compatibility, foam, and viscosity characteristics. This anionic surfactant finds a wide array of applications, ranging from personal care products like shampoos, body washes, and liquid hand washes to household cleaning products like dishwashing liquids, laundry detergents, and car wash solutions. It also has roles in agricultural applications and textile processing as a scouring, leveling, coupling, and foaming agent.

STEOL® CS-330 HA is a low-active, 3-mole sodium laureth sulfate offering skin compatibility, foaming, and viscosity characteristics. It finds application in a range of personal care and cleaning products, including shampoos, body washes, liquid hand wash, dishwashing liquid, laundry detergent, car wash, and industrial cleaning applications. Its excess alkalinity-based preservation provides flexibility for preservative selection.

STEOL® CS-270 ULTRA is a biodegradable linear fatty alcohol ether sulfate. STEOL CS-270 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionics, and alkaline builders. STEOL CS-270 ULTRA proves improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing critical performance attributes such as foaming and viscosity response.

STEOL® CS-170 UB is a 70% active, 1-mol sodium laureth sulfate recognized for its high activity, flowable paste form, excellent foaming, and mildness properties. Its applications are wide-ranging, encompassing shampoos, bath products, cleansing formulations, detergents, dishwashers, laundry, institutional and industrial cleaners, textile detergents, and wet processing.

BIO-SOFT® S-120 is a c12.0 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. Its anionic surfactant attributes include excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, amphoteric, and nonionic surfactants. Its high 2-phenyl content aids in maintaining clarity in liquid formulations with higher salt and active levels. Designed for a variety of hi&i cleaners, including acidic formulations, it extends its application to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within the agricultural sphere.

STEOL® CS-370 ULTRA is a biodegradable linear fatty alcohol ether sulfate. STEOL CS-370 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionics, and alkaline builders. STEOL CS-370 ULTRA proves improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing critical performance attributes such as foaming and viscosity response.

BIO-SOFT® N-600 is a nonionic surfactant blend with an hlb (hydrophilic-lipophilic balance) value of 10.6. It serves purposes such as wetting, emulsification, and as a degreasing booster within industrial cleaners, detergents, and paint additives. In comparison to np-6 (nonylphenol ethoxylate), BIO-SOFT® N-600 demonstrates faster wetting properties and can serve as a replacement for nonylphenol ethoxylates. It meets the stringent requirements of the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.

BIO-SOFT® D-40 is a sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid with approximately 38% active content. Its addition of hydrotrope gives it a clear and fluid consistency at room temperature. This high-foaming surfactant excels in fast wetting and emulsification, making it suitable for cleaning formulations desiring foam. It is compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and listed on cleangredients.Org.

BIO-SOFT® D-62 LT presents as a 55% active slurry that includes the sodium salt of linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid. It excels in high foaming, fast wetting, and emulsification properties, making it suitable for cleaning formulations requiring foam. It aligns with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org, akin to bio-soft® d-40.

BIO-TERGE® PAS-8S is a low-foaming anionic surfactant with excellent coupling and wetting properties. Its versatility shines in formulating hi&i cleaners, covering areas like hard surface cleaning, carpet cleaning, machine dishwashing, and glass cleaning. Its compliance with the u.S. Epa safer choice program and cleangredients.Org adds to its appeal.

STEOL® OS-370 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionics, and alkaline builders. STEOL OS-370 ULTRA provides improved mildness over sodium lauryl sulfate without sacrificing critical performance attributes, such as foaming and viscosity response.

STEPANQUAT® 2125M-P40 is a blend of two quaternary surfactants, serving purposes such as deodorization, odor control, and general surfactant properties within the context of hard surface cleaning. Its chemical group is linked to quaternary compounds, and the product holds kosher certification.

BIO-SOFT® S-101 is a c11.3 linear alkylbenzene sulfonic acid that delivers excellent detergency and compatibility with other anionic, nonionic, and amphoteric surfactants. Its versatile application encompasses various hi&i cleaning scenarios, including acidic formulations. This surfactant's utility extends to emulsifiable concentrates, concentrated emulsions, and suspoemulsions within agricultural contexts. Compliant with the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen, it also makes an appearance on cleangredients.

STEOL® KA-460 emerges as an anionic surfactant recognized for its impressive wetting, foaming, and detergency attributes. It's a suitable candidate for incorporation into liquid dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, textile detergents, industrial cleaners, and car and truck wash applications. The product bears kosher certification.

STEOL® KS-460 is a modified sodium lauryl ethoxy sulfate formulated to eliminate the typical preliminary gelling stage encountered when diluting regular ethoxy sulfates. This 60% anionic surfactant contains ethanol, rendering it clear and fluid at room temperature. It boasts excellent wetting, foaming, and detergency properties, finding applications in liquid dishwashing detergents, laundry detergents, textile detergents, industrial cleaners, as well as car and truck wash applications.

STEPANOL® WA-EXTRA HP is an anionic surfactant providing excellent foaming and viscosity characteristics. It can be utilized in personal care and detergent formulations such as shampoos, hand soaps, bath products, liquid dishwashing, liquid laundry detergents, and fine fabric washes. It is preserved with excess alkalinity, which allows the formulator flexibility when choosing a preservative for their finished formulation. This product also meets the u.S. Epa safer choice program's surfactant screen and is listed on cleangredients.Org.

IGEPAL CA-720 serves as a nonionic surfactant, finding application across various phases of detergent compounding and aqueous processing in industries like textiles, paper, industrial metal cleaning, acid cleaning, floor cleaning, detergent sanitization, and waterless hand cleaning. It's classified within the chemical group of octyl phenol ethoxylates.

STEOL® CS-460 ULTRA is a biodegradable linear fatty alcohol ether sulfate. STEOL CS-460 ULTRA is a high active ether sulfate that is easier to handle than regular ether sulfates due to its lower viscosity. STEOL CS- 460 ULTRA is mild with excellent detergent and foaming properties in hard and soft water and is compatible with other anionics, nonionic, and alkaline builders.

Novethix™ HC220 Polymer is a partially nature-derived associative viscosity builder designed for use in surfactant systems. It shows broad compatibility and excellent clarity with many types of surfactants, including cationics. It is suitable for thickening mild surfactant systems, dilutable concentrate systems as well as disinfectant cleaners containing cationic biocides. Novethix™ HC220 Polymer is not compatible with lipase.

Noverite™ GP332 Polymer is an aqueous solution of a naturally derived cationic polysaccharide produced from food grade potato starch. It can be easily incorporated in most formulations to provide fabric conditioning and fragrance deposition benefits. This polymer is classified as readily biodegradable and is suitable for clear systems. Noverite™ GP332 Polymer is not compatible with amylase.

Novethix™ L-10 Polymer is a hydrophobically-modified alkali-swellable emulsion (HASE) polymer designed for thickening low surfactant systems and providing reduced dripping and misting while maintaining excellent sprayability. It is the ideal choice for spray cleaners that require increased surface contact time for better cleaning power.

Noverite™ GP500 Silicone is a 100% active, water-dispersible cationic silicone that provides excellent affinity to textile fibers and hard surfaces. It can be used to improve the performance of a wide range of fabric care products by delivering softness and anti-wrinkle properties. In addition, Noverite™ GP500 Silicone can increase hydrophilicity when applied to many hard surfaces, resulting in water sheeting, anti-fog and limescale prevention on treated surfaces. Noverite™ GP500 Silicone can be easily formulated into clear aqueous systems without adversely impacting clarity and is readily incorporated into products without the need for elaborate emulsification or stabilization systems. It is biodegradable and recommended for use in a wide range of home care products.

Carbopol® Aqua 30 Polymer is a lightly crosslinked alkali-swellable acrylic emulsion polymer supplied as a 30% active polymer in water. It provides excellent suspension and stabilization with long flow characteristics and relatively low viscosity compared to other Carbopol polymers. Carbopol® Aqua 30 Polymer shows good compatibility with surfactants. It is recommended for use in low viscosity gels, emulsions and cleaners where suspension is required.

Novethix™ HC200 Polymer is a hydrophobically-modified alkali-swellable emulsion (HASE) polymer showing high thickening efficiency with excellent clarity in surfactant systems. It works synergistically with salt to thicken challenging surfactant systems like those containing high level of nonionic surfactants or soap.

Novethix™ HC220S Polymer is a partially nature-derived associative viscosity builder designed for use in surfactant systems. It shows broad compatibility and excellent clarity with many types of surfactants, including cationics. It is suitable for thickening mild surfactant systems, dilutable concentrate systems as well as disinfectant cleaners containing cationic biocides. Novethix™ HC220S Polymer is not compatible with lipase.

Noverite™ 301 Polymer is an ampholytic, hydrophilic copolymer that provides excellent affinity to fibers and delivers enhanced and visible softening benefits to your laundry products. It can be used to make clothing more comfortable and towels visibly fluffier. This surface substantive polymer can also be used on many hard surfaces to provide hydrophilic surface modification, resulting in water sheeting, homogeneous drying, anti-fogging, hard water spotting prevention, and easy removal of soap scum on treated surfaces. Noverite™ 301 Polymer is cold processable with an excellent stability profile and shows broad pH compatibility.

H-Soft™ AO-12 is a 30% active lauryl dimethylamine oxide that exhibits excellent wetting and detergency properties, as well as outstanding foam boosting and grease cutting qualities. It is acid and hypochlorite stable, and compatible with anionic, cationic, and nonionic surfactants. The exceptional quality of H Soft® AO-12 makes it suitable for use in a variety of markets and applications.

T-Mulz® 565 is a blended anionic surfactant that is designed primarily for use in emulsifier systems for agricultural and industrial formulations. The chemical properties of this product are similar to T-Mulz® 598, except that it is more hydrophilic. It is compatible with both anionic and nonionic surfactants.

H-Sil® SDF 12,500 cSt is a linear polymer that is often referred to as "high-viscosity polydimethylsiloxane" or "silicone fluid." Its applications include cosmetic ingredients, lubricants for plastics, insulating fluids, household product ingredients, mold-release agents, surface active agents, and many others.

H-Soft™ BET K is a Kathon-preserved, high-viscosity, high-foam betaine. It is suitable for personal care and household, industrial, and institutional applications and is compatible with nonionic, cationic, and anionic surfactants.