Surfactants and Esters
Thornley Company offers a wide variety of Surfactants that are designed to meet your surfactants need. Our surfactants will help make your products better, by decreasing the surface tension of the product they are used in.
There is a broad range of different surfactant types, each with unique properties and characteristics. There are four main types of surfactants used in laundry and cleaning products. Depending on the type of the charge of the head, a surfactant belongs to the anionic, cationic, non-ionic or amphoteric/zwitterionic family.
1. Noionic- They are excellent grease removers that are used in laundry products, household cleaners and hand dishwashing liquids.The most commonly used non-ionic surfactants are ethers of fatty alcohols.
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2. Anionic - This is the most widely used type of surfactant for laundering, dishwashing liquids and shampoos because of its excellent cleaning properties and high sudsing potential. The surfactant is particularly good at keeping the dirt away from fabrics, and removing residues of fabric softener from fabrics. The most commonly used anionic surfactants are alkyl sulphates, alkyl ethoxylate sulphates and soaps.
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3. Amphoteric are very mild, making them particularly suited for use in personal care and household cleaning products. They can be anionic (negatively charged), cationic (positively charged) or non-ionic (no charge) in solution, depending on the acidity or pH of the water. These surfactants have excellent dermatological properties. They are frequently used in shampoos and other cosmetic products, and also in hand dishwashing liquids because of their high foaming properties.
