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Surfactants are one of the indispensable ingredients in cosmetics and are widely used in many aspects such as cleaning, emulsification, dispersion, wetting and foam formation. According to different hydrophilic groups, surfactants can be divided into the following categories: anionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, amphoteric surfactants, and non-ionic surfactants.

Today, we will take a look at the commonly used abbreviations for surfactants, which can help you quickly identify and reference specific surfactants in some materials.

01. Anionic surfactants

Anionic surfactants, also known as anionic detergents, mainly refer to straight chain sodium alkylbenzenesulfonate and sodium alkylsulfonate substances, which are divided into four categories: carboxylate salts, sulfate salts, sulfonate salts, and phosphate salts. They have good cleaning, foaming, dispersing, emulsifying, wetting and other characteristics. Widely used as a detergent, foaming agent, wetting agent, emulsifier, and dispersant.

•Sodium alpha olefin sulfonate: AOS

•Ammonium dodecyl sulfate: AESA-70

•Ammonium dodecyl sulfate: K12A-70

•Ammonium dodecyl sulfate: K12A-28

•Sodium dodecyl sulfate: K12

•Dodecyl phosphate ester: MAP-85

•Potassium dodecyl phosphate ester: MAP-K

•Dodecylphosphate triethanolamine: MAP-A

•Sodium dodecyl polyoxyethylene ether sulfosuccinate: MES

•Sodium dodecyl alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sulfate: AES-2EO-70

•Cinnamyl sulfate triethanolamine: TEXAPHONT42

•Sodium alkyl sulfonate: SAS60

•Sodium hydroxyethyl sulfonate fatty alcohol: SCI85

•Sodium N-lauroyl sarcosinate: Medialan LD30

•Coconut methyl taurate sodium: Hostapon CT

•O-Lauroyl Glutamate Sodium: Hostapon CLG

•Magnesium amide polyoxyethylene ether sulfate: Ganapol AMG

•Sodium Lauranol Polyoxyethylene Ether Carboxylate: Sandopan LS-24

02. Cationic surfactants

Cationic surfactants are mainly nitrogen-containing organic amine derivatives. Due to the lone pair electrons in the nitrogen atoms of their molecules, they can bond with the hydrogen in acid molecules through hydrogen bonds, causing the amino groups to carry a positive charge. According to the chemical structure of cationic surfactants, they can be mainly divided into four types: amine salt type, quaternary ammonium salt type, heterocyclic type, and rhonium salt type.

•Octadecyltrimethylammonium chloride: 1831
•Hexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride: 1631
•Distearyl hydroxyethyl methyl ammonium sulfate: TE-90
•Whale wax stearoyl-2: EUMULGIN S2 BRIJ72
•Whale wax stearoyl-21: EUMULGIN S21 BRIJ721
•Cetearyl Ether-20: EUMULGIN B2
•Lauryl glucoside polyglycerol-2
•Dimeric hydroxy stearate/glycerol: EUMULGIN VL-75
•Hydrogenated castor oil: DEHYMULS PEG-7C16-18
•Glycerol stearate: Emulgade PL 68/50
•Cetearyl-20/Cetearyl-12/Cetearyl alcohol/Cetearyl palmitate: Emulgade SE-PE

•C16-18 alcohol/PEG-20 C16-18 alcohol ether: Emulgade 1000NI

03.Amphoteric surfactant

Bipolar surfactants are surfactants that contain both anionic and cationic hydrophilic groups in the same molecule. The biggest feature is that it can both give and receive protons, making it a mild surfactant.

•Cocoamide propyl betaine: DEHYTON K
•Dodecyl betaine/Dodecylpropyl betaine: BS-12
•Dodecyl dimethyl amine oxide: OA-12
•Cocoamide propyl dimethyl betaine: CAB-35
•Cocoamide propyl hydroxysulfonate betaine: CHS-35
•Coconut imidazoline: CAMA-30
•Fatty alcohol polyoxyethylene ether sulfosuccinate disodium salt: MES