Personal Care Ingredients

STEPANOL CFAS-70 is an anionic surfactant which can be used in laundry and cleaning applications for dishwashing liquids and liquid/powder laundry detergents. It is also used in shampoos, body washes, liquid hand soaps, facial cleaners and bath products.

STEPANOL ME-DRY is an anionic surfactant used in powdered or tablet hard surface and carpet cleaners, bubble baths, and cleansing preparations, scouring and foaming agent in textile and industrial applications. This product meets the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Program's surfactant screen and is listed on www.cleangredients.org.

KLUCEL M CS has excellent film-forming properties and thickens non-aqueous systems and provide lubricious skin feel. Klucel™ CS Grade is a nonionic, water-soluble cellulose ether with a versatile combination of properties. It combines solubility in aqueous and polar organic solvents, thermoplasticity, and surface activity with the thickening and stabilizing properties of other water-soluble cellulose polymers. HPC films are flexible without plasticizers and non-tacky at high humidity.

GERMAL Plus preservative is a patented synergistic combination of 99% Germall™ II preservative (Diazolidinyl Urea) and 1% Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate (IPBC). Germall™ Plus is a highly effective, broad spectrum preservative for emulsions and aqueous formulations. It can be incorporated into a variety of leave-on and rinse-off cosmetic and personal care formulations for reliable preservation.