Specialty Additives
1-Hexanol (n-Hexanol)
CAS 111-27-3
A straight-chain C6 alcohol supplying solvency and a hexyl building block for esters, plasticizers, and finishing agents. It is used as a solvent for fats, waxes, dyes, and paints, as an intermediate for plasticizers and perfume esters, and in textile and leather finishing.
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Solvents - Aliphatic
1,1,1-Trichloroethane (Methyl Chloroform)
CAS 71-55-6
A chlorinated solvent and degreaser whose supply is governed by ozone-protection controls. It is an ozone-depleting substance whose production has been phased out under the Montreal Protocol.
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Glycols & Polyols
2-Butoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monobutyl Ether)
CAS 111-76-2
A coupling glycol-ether solvent bridging water- and oil-soluble formulation components. It is widely used as a coalescing and coupling solvent in surface coatings and inks and as the active solvent in household and industrial cleaners, glass cleaners, and metal cleaners.
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Glycols & Polyols
2-Ethoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monoethyl Ether, EGEE)
CAS 110-80-5
A coupling glycol-ether solvent bridging polar and nonpolar phases in coatings, inks, and cleaning formulations. It dissolves nitrocellulose, lacquers, resins, dyes, and epoxy systems, and is used as a solvent for coatings, inks, and adhesives and as an anti-icing additive in aviation fuel.
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Glycols & Polyols
2-Methoxyethanol (Ethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether)
CAS 109-86-4
A glycol-ether solvent spanning coatings, dye processing, and microelectronics. It is used in varnishes, lacquers, wood stains, and dye baths, and in the microelectronics industry within photoresist formulations and circuit-board manufacture.
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Silanes & Organosilanes
3-Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES)
CAS 919-30-2
The reference aminosilane for surface functionalization, hydrolyzing to silanols that anchor amines onto inorganic substrates. It bonds inorganic surfaces such as glass, silica, metals, and mineral fillers to organic polymers, and is widely used to size glass fibers and as an adhesion promoter in adhesives,…
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Amines & Amides
Acetamide MEA (N-Acetylethanolamine)
CAS 142-26-7
A hydroxy-functional amide used as a humectant and plasticizer across paper, ink, and personal-care systems. It is used as a humectant and plasticizer in paper products, glues, cork, and inks, and as a textile conditioner; in personal care it functions as a humectant and antistatic…
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Acetone (Propanone)
CAS 67-64-1
Acetone is the workhorse fast-evaporating ketone solvent — it dissolves fats, oils, resins, rubber and plastics cleanly and is a major feedstock for downstream ketone chemistry.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Acrylates/Steareth-20 Methacrylate Copolymer
CAS 676168-27-7
An associative acrylic thickener engineered to build viscosity and stabilize surfactant and emulsion systems. Copolymers of this class function as rheology modifiers and thickeners, building viscosity and providing suspension and emulsion stability in aqueous personal-care and household formulations.
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Surfactants - Cationic
Alcohols, C9-11 Ethoxylated (C9-11 Pareth, Fatty Alcohol Ethoxylate)
CAS 68439-46-3
A biodegradable nonionic workhorse surfactant for cleaning, wetting, and emulsification. Alcohol ethoxylates of this type are general-purpose wetting, emulsifying, and detergent surfactants used in household and industrial cleaners and as emulsifiers and dispersants in processing formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Alkyl Polyglucoside (APG)
CAS 68515-73-1
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Acids & Salts
Ammonium Bifluoride (Ammonium Hydrogen Fluoride)
CAS 1341-49-7
An acid-fluoride salt used for glass etching, metal brightening, and oilfield acidizing. It is used for glass etching and frosting, aluminum and metal brightening and pickling, electroplating, oil-well acidizing, and sterilizing food-processing and dairy equipment, and as a flux.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium C10-16 Alkyl Ether Sulfate (Ammonium Laureth Sulfate)
CAS 32612-48-9
A C10-16 alkyl ether sulfate sold to formulators who want a broad-cut ethoxylated anionic surfactant for foaming systems. an ammonium laureth sulfate of broad alkyl distribution.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium C10-16 Alkyl Ether Sulfate (Ammonium Laureth Sulfate)
CAS 74455-22-4
An ammonium-salt ether sulfate selected where high foam volume is the formulation target. It delivers foaming, wetting, and detergency in cleaning concentrates and personal-care cleansers.
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Acids & Salts
Ammonium Hydroxide (Aqueous Ammonia)
CAS 1336-21-6
Aqueous ammonia for pH adjustment, cleaning, water treatment, and chemical manufacturing. It is used in the manufacture of rayon and textiles, pulp and paper, rubber, detergents and cleaners, and inks; in water purification and pH adjustment; in photographic development; and in metal extraction and refining.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (ALES, Ammonium Lauryl Ether Sulfate)
CAS 32612-48-9
A high-foaming anionic surfactant for personal-care and detergent producers who need dependable lather with reduced harshness versus non-ethoxylated sulfates. It functions as a foaming and cleansing agent across personal-care and household-detergent systems, the same surfactant role established for the laureth and lauryl sulfate family.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium Laureth Sulfate (Ammonium C10-16 Alkyl Ether Sulfate)
CAS 67762-19-0
An ammonium-neutralized ether-sulfate surfactant supplied for high-foam cleaning concentrates. It provides foaming, wetting, and detergency in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium Lauryl Sulfate (ALS)
CAS 2235-54-3
Supplied as a roughly 30% active aqueous solution, this anionic surfactant gives formulators a ready-to-blend foaming base. It is used as an anionic detergent and surface-active agent in shampoos, bath products, hand soaps, and skin-cleansing preparations.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Ammonium Myreth Sulfate (AMS)
CAS 90583-18-9
A milder C14-based ether sulfate for personal-care formulators seeking gentle foam. It is an anionic surfactant used as a foaming and cleansing agent in personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Ammonium Salt of Sulfated Alkylphenol Ethoxylate
CAS 68649-55-8
An anionic emulsifier and surfactant for industrial emulsion and cleaning systems. It functions as an emulsifier and wetting/foaming surfactant in industrial formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Amylase (Alpha-Amylase Enzyme)
CAS 9000-90-2
An industrial hydrolase that converts starch substrates into lower-molecular-weight sugars across processing streams. It is supplied in industrial grades for starch processing and textile desizing.
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Acids & Salts
Behenic Acid (Docosanoic Acid)
CAS 112-85-6
A long-chain C22 fatty acid for emulsification, lubrication, and intermediate synthesis. Established uses include cosmetic emulsifiers and emollients, waxes, plasticizers and stabilizers, lubricating oils, and service as a chemical intermediate; the behenamide derivative is used as an antifoam in detergent manufacture.
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Benzyl Alcohol
CAS 100-51-6
A versatile aromatic solvent and preservative spanning coatings, cosmetics, and synthesis. Established uses include service as a solvent for dyestuffs, cellulose esters, and waxes; a preservative and viscosity-control agent in cosmetics; a fragrance component; and an intermediate for benzyl esters and ethers.
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Surfactants - Anionic
Bis(triazinylamino)stilbene Disulfonate (Optical Brightener, FWA)
CAS 16090-02-1
A stilbene-triazine fluorescent whitener that absorbs UV and re-emits blue light to brighten textiles, paper, and detergents. It is used predominantly in household detergents to whiten fabrics, and as a brightener and dye in the paper and textile industries.
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Solvents - Oxygenated
Butanol (n-Butanol, n-Butyl Alcohol)
CAS 71-36-3
A versatile four-carbon solvent and chemical intermediate for coatings, resins, and downstream butyl derivatives. It is used as a solvent for paints, lacquers, varnishes, natural and synthetic resins, gums, and dyes, and as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of butyl esters, ethers, and other…
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Surfactants - Nonionic
C12-13 Pareth-3
CAS 66455-14-9
A short-chain alcohol ethoxylate used as a nonionic surfactant and emulsifier. Alcohol ethoxylates of this type function as surfactants, emulsifiers, and wetting agents in cleaning and personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
C12-16 Alcohols, Ethoxylated and Propoxylated (C12-16 Pareth)
CAS 154248-98-3
A mixed EO/PO fatty-alcohol alkoxylate whose propoxylation lowers foam relative to straight ethoxylates. Alkoxylated alcohols of this type are used as low-foam wetting agents, detergents, and emulsifiers in industrial and institutional cleaning formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Caprylyl Glucoside (Capryl Glucoside)
CAS 29836-26-8
A sugar-based non-ionic surfactant prized for mildness in cleansing systems. It is used as a mild surfactant and detergent in cleansing and personal-care formulations, and is permitted as an inert ingredient in non-food pesticide products.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Caprylyl/Myristyl Glucoside
CAS 110615-47-9
A medium-chain APG co-surfactant that lifts foam and solubilizes oils in mild cleansers. It is used as a mild surfactant, foam-boosting co-surfactant, and solubilizer in cleansing and personal-care formulations.
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Acids & Salts
Caustic Soda Beads (Sodium Hydroxide)
CAS 1310-73-2
A high-purity solid alkali for neutralization, saponification, and pH control across heavy industry. It is used to neutralize acids and produce sodium salts, to saponify fats in soap manufacture, and across petroleum refining, pulp and paper, textile processing, metal cleaning, and water treatment.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Ceteareth-20
CAS 68439-49-6
A 20-mole ethoxylate of cetearyl alcohol serving as a hydrophilic primary emulsifier for stable lotions and creams. It is used as an oil-in-water emulsifier, surfactant and emulsion stabilizer in creams, lotions and cleansing formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Ceteareth-40
CAS 68439-49-6
A high-EO cetearyl alcohol ethoxylate that emulsifies and solubilizes oil-in-water systems. It is used as an emulsifier and surfactant in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Cetearyl Glucoside
CAS 246159-33-1
A sugar-based emulsifier that builds stable, mild oil-in-water emulsions. It functions as an emulsifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, typically as the emulsifying partner in glucoside emulsifier systems.
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Specialty Additives
Cetostearyl Alcohol (Cetearyl Alcohol)
CAS 67762-27-0
A workhorse fatty-alcohol blend that builds body and stabilizes oil-in-water emulsions across creams, lotions, and surfactant systems. It functions as an emollient, emulsion stabilizer, and opacifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, and as a thickening and viscosity-building agent.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Cetyl Alcohol (1-Hexadecanol)
CAS 36653-82-4
A C16 fatty alcohol that thickens, opacifies, and stabilizes emulsions while leaving a smooth emollient feel. It is used as an emollient, emulsion modifier, and opacifying agent in cosmetics and as an emulsifying and stiffening aid in pharmaceutical preparations.
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Silicone Fluids & Oils
Cetyl PEG/PPG-10/1 Dimethicone (Cetyl Dimethicone Copolyol)
CAS 144243-53-8
A silicone-based emulsifier that stabilizes water droplets in oil and silicone continuous phases. It is used as an emulsifier in cosmetic and personal-care formulations, particularly water-in-oil and water-in-silicone systems.
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Surfactants - Cationic
Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC)
CAS 123-03-5
A pyridinium quaternary surfactant combining cationic, surface-active, and preservative functionality. It is used as an antimicrobial agent and preservative in oral-care and personal-care products and as a cationic surfactant; quaternary ammonium chemistry of this type is also applied in algaecide and slimicide systems.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Choleth-24 and Ceteth-24
A paired nonionic emulsifier system that solubilizes oils and stabilizes emulsions in aqueous formulations. It is used as an emulsifier and surfactant in cosmetic and personal-care formulations.
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Amines & Amides
Cocamide DEA (Cocamide Diethanolamine, CDEA)
CAS 68603-42-9
A coconut-fatty-acid diethanolamide used to thicken surfactant systems and stabilize their foam. Acts as a foam booster/stabilizer and viscosity builder in surfactant-based formulations.
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Surfactants - Amphoteric
Cocamidopropyl Betaine (Cocobetaine, CAPB)
CAS 61789-40-0
An amphoteric surfactant supplied as a ~35% active solution for foam and mildness in cleansing bases. Functions as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and mildness/viscosity modifier compatible with anionic primary surfactants.
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Surfactants - Amphoteric
Cocamidopropyl Hydroxysultaine (CAHS)
CAS 39660-17-8
A mild amphoteric surfactant that boosts foam, builds viscosity, and tempers the harshness of primary cleansers. It is used in personal-care and cleaning formulations as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder, and for its mildness in combination with primary surfactants.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Cocamine Ethoxylate (Ethoxylated Coco Amine)
CAS 61791-14-8
An ethoxylated coco-amine surfactant for emulsification and latex stabilization. The ethoxylated fatty-amine structure provides emulsifying, wetting, and antistatic function and is used as a stabilizer in latex and emulsion systems.
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Surfactants - Amphoteric
Cocamine Oxide (Coco Dimethyl Amine Oxide)
CAS 61788-90-7
An amine-oxide surfactant supplied for foam-boosting and viscosity-building duty in cleansing systems. Functions as a secondary surfactant, foam booster, and viscosity builder compatible with anionic, non-ionic, and cationic systems.
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Surfactants - Nonionic
Coco-Glucoside (Alkyl Polyglucoside, APG)
CAS 141464-42-8
A sugar-derived non-ionic surfactant specified where mild, readily biodegradable cleansing is required. Industry references record its functions as a surfactant and emulsion stabilizer.
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Acids & Salts
Cocoyl Sarcosine (N-Cocoyl Sarcosine)
CAS 68411-97-2
A mild anionic acyl-amino-acid surfactant used for low-irritation foaming and cleansing. Functions as a mild foaming and cleansing surfactant and is also used as a corrosion inhibitor and lubricant additive.
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Solvents - Aliphatic
D-Limonene (Limonene)
CAS 5989-27-5
A citrus-derived terpene solvent that substitutes for petroleum distillates in cleaning, degreasing, and fragrance work. It is used as a solvent and wetting agent, as a fragrance and flavor ingredient, and as a chemical intermediate and monomer for terpene resins.
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Specialty Additives
Decyl Alcohol (1-Decanol, Decanol)
CAS 112-30-1
A C10 fatty alcohol feedstock bridging plasticizer, surfactant, and fragrance manufacturing. It is used in the manufacture of plasticizers, synthetic lubricants, surfactants, and petroleum additives, as a solvent and antifoam, and as a fragrance and flavor ingredient.
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Specialty Additives
Decyl Glucoside (Alkyl Glucoside, Sugar-Based Surfactant)
CAS 110615-47-9
A plant-derived nonionic alkyl polyglucoside surfactant valued for mild cleansing and stable foam in personal-care and household systems. and CIR, it functions as a surfactant and emulsion stabilizer and appears across personal-care and household cleaning products.
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