Natural surfactants

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Natural surfactants

Posted by Anonymous on October 21, 2016 at 7:00 am

Hey guys! I am wondering if there are some NATURAL (or naturally derived) surfactans which are:
- oil-soluble
- act like cleaning agents.

I found only decyl glucoside. Maybe you know more?
Thank you in advance!

Microformulation replied 8 years ago 4 Members · 11 Replies
11 Replies

johnb

Member
October 21, 2016 at 8:56 am

What is your intended use?
Anonymous

Guest
October 21, 2016 at 11:03 am

Soo I want to make a shower oil.
Microformulation

Member
October 21, 2016 at 1:16 pm

Are you looking to gel oils in combination with a surfactant?
OldPerry

Member
October 24, 2016 at 6:59 pm

Also, what do you consider natural?

Decyl Glucoside does not actually occur in nature.
belassi

Member
October 24, 2016 at 7:30 pm

By its very definition a surfactant is not “oil soluble”.
Maybe you mean SOLVENT.
Anonymous

Guest
October 25, 2016 at 2:05 pm

Natural - a surfactant that can be derived from nature.
And yes. I would like to get a combination of oils (or non-polar ingredients) and cleansing surfactants. We are planning to get smth like this: http://m.skinstore.com/l-occitane-almond-foaming-shower-oil-250ml/10366203.html?thg_ppc_campaign=71700000016440145&gclid=Cj0KEQjwhbzABRDHw_i4q6fXoLIBEiQANZKGWyH9hNdarXz3dU3JvuJ3M_n4oV1yWgX72WQucoKCk7kaAiTh8P8HAQ&gclsrc=aw.ds or this http://www.dermoxilia.com/en/oil-and-care/9406-bioderma-atoderm-shower-oil.html
johnb

Member
October 25, 2016 at 2:54 pm

Occitane Almond Foaming Shower Oil

Ingredients:
Mipa-Laureth Sulfate, synthetic
Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Oil,
Laureth-3,
synthetic
Caprylic/Capric Triglyceride, synthetic
Prunus Amygdalus Dulcis (Sweet Almond)
Oil,
Sorbitan Oleate, synthetic
Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, synthetic
Fragrance, synthetic
Cocamide Mea,
synthetic
Propylene Glycol, synthetic
Tocopherol,
Limonene, perfume component
Coumarin, synthetic perfume component
Rosmarinus Officinalis
(Rosemary) Leaf Extract,
Helianthus Annuus (Sunflower) Seed Oil,

Linalool. perfume component

Bioderma Atoderm Shower Oil

Ingredients:
Aqua (Water),
Glycerin,
Peg-7 Glyceryl Cocoate, synthetic
Sodium Cocamphoacetate, synthetic

Lauryl Glucoside, synthetic
Coco-Glucoside, synthetic
Glyceryl Oleate,
Citric Acid,
Peg-90
Glyceryl Isostearate, synthetic
Fragrance (Parfum), synthetic
Mannitol,
Polysorbate 20, synthetic
Xylitol,
Laureth-2, synthetic
Rhamnose,
Niacinamide, synthetic
Fructooligosaccharides,

Tocopherol,
Hydrogenated Palm Glycerides Citrate, synthetic
Lecithin,
Ascorbyl
Palmitate synthetic

Some of the ingredients which are not classified here are synthetic may well be products of a chemical factory merely to keep up with demand and costings over the natural product. Glyceryl oleate, tocopherol and niacinamide come to mind.

I would forget about your “natural” requirement if those products are your standard.
belassi

Member
October 25, 2016 at 3:50 pm

How can they call this Bioderma Atoderm Shower Oil an ‘oil’ when there is no oil in it?
OldPerry

Member
October 27, 2016 at 11:00 pm

@Belassi - It has some oils in it. sunflower, almond, grapeseed.

But we used to sell a product called “VO5 Hot Oil Treatment” which had no oil in it. Oil is a marketing term.
belassi

Member
October 28, 2016 at 12:49 am

Oh wow. I learn something every minute. Here in Mexico “milk” is reserved for dairy produce so when we tried to market a ‘body milk’ we were politely told to change our labelling with immediate effect.
Microformulation

Member
October 28, 2016 at 1:46 am

@Belassi Here is the US the term “milk” is used frequently for a thin spray able emulsion. Common in self tanners.

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