Chemonic™ LI-3 surfactant

Versatile, water-dispersible nonionic, mild secondary surfactant used for personal care cleansing applications.

Chemonic™ LI-3 surfactant is a mild cleansing agent and solubilizer that adds emolliency to personal care products. Chemonic™ LI-3 surfactant is derived from coconut oil and used extensively as an amide formulating alternative. It works synergistically in combination with a wide variety of surfactants to build excellent foam stability and flash foaming characteristics in shampoos, bath gels, liquid soaps and facial cleansers.

Function: <a href='/Personal-Care/Products/Product-Finder?ingredientType=Functional&functions=Cleansing'>Cleansing</a> / <a href='/Personal-Care/Products/Product-Finder?ingredientType=Functional&functions=Foam Enhancer'>Foam Enhancer</a> / <a href='/Personal-Care/Products/Product-Finder?ingredientType=Functional&functions=Sensory Modifier'>Sensory Modifier</a> / <a href='/Personal-Care/Products/Product-Finder?ingredientType=Functional&functions=Solubilizer'>Solubilizer</a>

Ingredient Name: <div class="ExternalClass60B21C046F40431BBCD14D6C7B0F15E7">PEG-3 Glyceryl Cocoate</div>

Recommended Use level: Recommended use level is 1 to 6 wt% as supplied.

Product Literature

Features/Benefits

1,4-Dioxane levels of 10 ppm maximum
Amide-free formulating option
Coconut oil-derived
Compatible with anionic, nonionic and most cationic systems
Excellent flash foam and stability
Mild surfactant, providing excellent foaming and viscosity-building properties for body washes, shampoos, bubble baths, liquid soaps and mild cleansers
Provides the synergistic effects of increased foam and stability in combination with alkyl sulfates, alkyl ether sulfates, alkyl-benzene sulfonates and soaps
Reduces irritation potential of alkyl sulfates and alkyl ether sulfates when used in conjunction with them
Solubilizer
Viscosity building and foam enhancing

Formulations

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