Natural Surfactant Comparison Table
WHAT ARE NATURAL SURFACTANTS？
Firstly, let us talk about natural surfactants and how they work in your formulations. Surfactants covers a large group of ingredients that are responsible for several functions, including creating a product that foams. They are cleansing agents and are routinely found in shower gels, shampoos and facial cleansers.
Surfactants, or Surface Active Agents, group actually include various types of ingredients you may not have known about or used before. In fact, emulsifiers, solubilisers, dispersers, wetting agents and detergents also all belong to this ingredient group.
NATURAL SURFACTANT COMPARISON TABLE
| Surfactant | Trade name | Certification* | Properties | pH | Active matter |
| Coco glucoside | Sucranov™ 818 UP -BergaSoft CG 50 / MB EcoSense™ 919 | Ecocert | – very mild – has good foam stabilising quality – has good hydrating properties – biodegradable | ∼11.5 – 12.5 | ≥ 50 % |
| Decyl glucoside | BergaSoft DG 50 / MB -ORAMIX™ NS10 / Plantacare® 2000 UP -EcoSense™ 3000 | Ecocert COSMOS Natrue | – biodegradable – excellent and stable foam – works very well with Cocamidopropyl betaine | ∼11.5 – 12.5 | ≥ 50 % |
| Lauryl glucoside | BergaSoft LG 50 / MB -EcoSense™ 1200 / Plantacare® 1200 UP | Ecocert COSMOS Natrue | – very mild – moderate foaming – excellent viscosity builder – good in baby cleansing products – biodegradable | ∼11.5 – 12.5 | ≥ 50 % |
| Sucrose cocoate | TEGOSOFT® LSE 65 K Soft | N/A | – mild – increases foam density & viscosit y – adds creaminess – has good re-fatting qualities – moisturising and anti-static – biodegradable | ∼6.5-7.5 | ∼65% |
| Caprylyl/Capryl glucoside | BergaSoft CCG 70 / MB -ORAMIX™ CG110 | Ecocert COSMOS Natrue | – creates fine and stable foam – mild – good solubiliser for essential oils – biodegradable | ∼11.5 – 12.5 | ≥ 50% (there are various versions) |
*Certification – Whether the natural surfactant is available as a certified ingredient will depend on your supplier, but these ingredients are generally accepted by these certification bodies.
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