Q&A: Euxyl PE 9010: What does “high levels of surfactants” mean when it comes to inactivating it?

Quick note: The picture above is of the bubble baths we made in our live Zoom meeting on May 2nd, the formulas for which you can find as a post and as a PDF by clicking this post. This formula doesn’t contain the surfactants I mention in this post: I chose this shot because I...

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Surfactants: Plantapon® TF (Decyl Glucoside (and) Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Coco Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate)

Let’s meet this new natural surfactant blend Plantapon® TF by BASF – INCI: Decyl Glucoside (and) Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Coco Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate. It’s a blend of gentle to mild, non-ionic foamy, bubbly, lathery surfactants and non-ionic thickeners and emollients that can create tear-free cleansers with a skin friendly pH of 4.5 to 5.5,...

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Surfactants! Alkyl polyglucosides (including decyl glucoside, caprylyl/capryl glucoside, lauryl glucoside, and coco glucoside)

Before we can get into using Plantapon TF (INCI: Decyl Glucoside (and) Polyglyceryl-10 Caprylate/Caprate (and) Coco Glucoside (and) Glyceryl Oleate), I need to share more about these interesting, non-ionic surfactants called alkyl polyglucosides! I wrote about these many years ago, but thought it was time to update that information and get into more chemistry! Decyl glucoside...

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#alltheingredients: Stepan-Mild® LSB, a foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactant (INCI: Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (and) Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate

I can’t believe I haven’t told you the joys of using Stepan-Mild® LSB (INCI: Sodium Lauryl Sulfoacetate (and) Disodium Laureth Sulfosuccinate), one of my favourite foamy, bubbly, lathery™ surfactant blends. Let’s take a look at it before we have some fun with the Zoom call this weekend – Foamy, bubbly, lathery surfactants on Saturday, May 2...

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#alltheingredients: fiberHance BM solution (INCI: Hydroxypropylgluconamide and Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate)  

We met this new ingredient as part of the ingredient list for the potential duplication of Deva Curl Wash Day Wonder Pre-Cleanse Slip Detangler, so let’s take a few minutes to take a look at this really interesting hair active, FiberHance BM solution (INCI: Hydroxypropylgluconamide and Hydroxypropylammonium Gluconate).  “FiberHance™ BM Solution is a new, innovative patented...

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