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 acidic…
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