L’Oreal’s EverStrong series of hair care products

I saw an ad for this line of products earlier this week, so I had to check it out. From the L’Oreal site…(and the typos are also from the L’Oreal site – tha’s and rosemay? Seriously?)For hair that needs extra strength, now there is haircare tha’s so gentle, yet so strong. The new EverStrong Sulfate-Free...

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Surfactants: Alkyl sulfates

Alkyl sulfates are probably the most maligned of the surfactants. They are organic esters of sulfuric acid created by sulfation of a fatty alcohol chain that vary according to the number of carbons in that hydrocarbon chain. (For instance, if you were sulfating lauric acid, you’d have a carbon chain of 12 carbons. If you...

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Surfactants: Sulfates!

I know people are scared away by the idea of using sulfates of any sort in their products, but there are so many kinds of sulfates that eliminating them all together would deprive you of some awesome surfactants! When you see a surfactant with the word “sulfate” on the end, all it means the molecule...

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Want to learn more chemistry???

Want to learn more about chemistry? Make: Online has created a science room with some great explanations and experiments you can do at home (although we already have some at-home experiments – we call it shampoo, conditioner, body wash, lotions, and so on!) I like their tutorials on acid-base reactions (one of my favourite things...

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Surfactants: Carboxylates

Carboxylates are produced by the alkaline hydrolysis or saponification of animal or vegetable fats and result from the neutralization of fatty acids. They are extremely soluble in water up to C18 (or 18 carbons), and are insoluble over C20. If you use an unsaturated oil or butter to produce these surfactants, you might see some...

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