Surfactants

I’ve bought a new surfactant to play with over my two week holiday at Christmas! It’s disodium cocoamphodiacetate (aka Amphosol 2C by Stepan)! Disodium cocoamphodiacetate is a mild amphoteric surfactant, much like cocamidopropyl betaine. The “ampho” part in the name indicates it’s amphoteric, meaning it carries a different charge in different pH levels. If it’s...

Nothing says creamy and moisturizing like an opaque product, so I think I’ll modify yesterday’s recipe to include glycol distearate as a pearlizer and moisturizer. I’m going to be honest – I find using glycol distearate a pain in the bum to use as you have to make sure it melts, but if I have...

I’ve always thought about making a liquid hand soap – I don’t make CP soap, so I don’t make liquid soap – but I thought I could make a nice syndet one out of my lovely surfactants, some moisturizing ingredients, and my polyquats. What’s the goal of a hand soap? We want something that cleanses...

If you don’t know about my love of surfactants yet, then you haven’t read this blog for very long! I’m addicted to making body washes, so I thought I’d try a new surfactant I’ve never used before in my new favourite body wash recipe! (Although for some reason, I forgot to include the PEG-7 glyceryl...