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For almost 90 years, Stepan has designed and delivered more than 600 specialty and intermediate chemicals used extensively in consumer products, thermal insulation, and by the pharmaceutical, medical nutrition and dietary supplement industries. Stepan has 2,200 employees working at 18 production facilities in 11 countries making surfactants, polyurethane polyols, high purity esters, fats and oils.

Stepan Company has developed two highactive alkoxylates, BIO-SOFT® LFS-04 and BIO-SOFT LFS-07, that can remove soil without leaving behind a residue. The BIO-SOFT LFS-Series finds utility in multi-purpose and multi-surface products – from tackling tough dirt and grime to cleaning windows and countertops.

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    Traditionally, alcohol ethoxylates are known to provide cleaning power to a formulation. However, they can leave behind a film or streaked appearance on the applied surface unlike alkyl polyglycosides (APG).  BIO-SOFT® LFS-04 and BIO-SOFT LFS-07provide cleaning power and the low filming and streaking performance that has been missing in the market. They provide superior cleaning performance and are especially effective in low-active products like floor and glass cleaners. Some can even be used as heavy duty cleaners for heavier soil loads.

    Advancion's high-purity ULTRA PC™-grade amino alcohols are designed to deliver robust multifunctional performance and broad formulating latitude across a wide range of beauty and personal care applications. With efficient neutralization and buffering properties, as well as superior compatibility with a broad spectrum of other well-known formulating ingredients, ULTRA PC-grade amino alcohols aid in the formulation of beauty and personal care products with improved performance, enhanced stability, and exceptional aesthetic properties.

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    BIO-SOFT® LFS Series

    BIO-SOFT® LFS-04

    BIO-SOFT® LFS-04 is a proprietary, nonionic surfactant technology from Stepan Company that is used for hard surface cleaning formulations where low/film streak performance is important such as glass , floor and multi-surface cleaners. With a very low critical micelle concentration (CMC), it is especially useful for concentrates with high dilution rates where minimal film/streaking is desired, such as glass windows and mirrors, floors and ceramic. This product can also be utilized for ready-to-use (RTU) cleaners and can often replace alkyl polyglucoside surfactants in cleaners.

    Benefits:

    • Low film/streak performance
    • Very low critical micelle concentration (CMC)
    • Alkyl polyglucoside surfactant replacement
    • Easily implement in ready-to-use (RTU)
    • Applicable in a wide variety of cleaning applications

    Characteristics:

    • Clear to Slightly Hazy Liquid
    • Preservative Free
    • Soluble in water

    Applications:

    • Carwash - Automatic
    • Carwash - Hand
    • Degreasers
    • Glass and Mirror Cleaners
    • Hard Surface Cleaners - Dilutable
    • Hard Surface Cleaners - Ready to Use
    • Other Home Care
    • Other Vehicle Care

    BIO-SOFT® LFS-07

    BIO-SOFT® LFS-07 is a high active nonionic surfactant blend that can be used in a wide variety of cleaning applications due to its degreasing power. This product is especially useful in cleaners used on surfaces where powerful cleaning combined with minimal filming/streaking is desired, such as glass windows and mirrors, floors, ceramic, and vehicle body and windows. BIO-SOFT LFS-07 can often replace alkyl polyglucoside surfactants in cleaners due to its excellent low film/streak performance. With BIO-SOFT LFS-07 is suitable for ready-to-use (RTU) and concentrated cleaners with low to mid dilution rates.

    Benefits:

    • Powerful degreaser
    • Minimal streaking/filming
    • Alkyl polyglucoside surfactant replacement
    • Single cleaner can be formulated to work on multiple surfaces
    • Low pour point for easy handling

    Characteristics:

    • Clear liquid

    Applications:

    • All-purpose cleaner
    • Vehicle wash
    • Carpet/upholstery cleaner
    • Degreaser
    • Laundry
    • Floor cleaning
    • Hard surface care
    • Heavy duty cleaner
    • Industrial cleaning
    • Metal cleaning
    STEPOSOL® MET-10U

    STEPOSOL® MET-10U is effective in cleaning and removing soils in a variety of formulations. It is a unique unsaturated di-substituted amide derived from renewable sourcing from a bio-based feedstock manufactured using Nobel Prize-winning metathesis technology.

    Benefits:

    • Excellent solvency
    • Environmentally friendly
    • Low VOC content
    • Low vapor pressure
    • High boiling point
    • Low HLB
    • Used in formulations with pH range from 3 to 12
    • Unique unsaturated di - substituted amide derived from renewable sourcing from a bio based feedstock.

    Applications:

    • All-purpose cleaner
    • Oven cleaner
    • Metal cleaner
    • Graffiti remover
    • Heavy duty degreaser
    • Grill cleaner
    • Permanent ink remover
    • Adhesion remover
    • Rig wash
    • Coatings remover
    • Paint stripper
    • Solvent degreaser

    Characteristics:

    • Clear liquid
    STEPANQUAT® 50 and 65

    STEPANQUAT® 50 and 65 are benzalkonium chloride solutions for broad spectrum preservation of personal care and pharmaceutical products such as topical antiseptics. Benzalkonium chloride can also be used an active ingredient within hand sanitizer formulations.

    Grades:

    • STEPANQUAT 50
    • STEPANQUAT 65

    Applications:

    • Hand sanitizers
    • Facial Cleansers
    • Body Wash
    • Hair Styling Aids

    Characteristics:

    • Clear liquid
    • Biodegradable
    • Moderately to slightly toxic orally
    • Flammable
    BIO-SOFT® DR-13

    Superior performance delivered naturally

    BIO-SOFT DR-13 is a nonionic surfactant that is approved for use in Direct Release applications under the surfactant screen of the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Standard and is listed on CleanGredients. As an effective degreaser, wetting agent, and solubilizer, BIO-SOFT DR-13 is the nonionic solution you should turn to when formulating an outdoor cleaner. Whether it be a car wash, boat wash, outdoor cleaner, pressure washer, etc., BIO-SOFT DR-13 is the versatile nonionic surfactant that will help meet your formulating needs.

    Benefits:

    • Approved for use in Direct Release applications under the surfactant screen of the US EPA Safer Choice Standard
    • Meets the standards to be used in US EPA Safer Choice formulations for outdoor use
    • Effective degreaser
    • Wetting agent
    • Solubilizer

    Characteristics:

    • Slightly hazy to opaque liquid

    Applications:

    • Aircraft cleaning
    • All-purpose cleaning
    • Automotive additives
    • Vehicle wash
    • Degreasers
    • Graffiti removal
    • Hard surface care
    • Heavy duty cleaning
    • Industrial cleaning
    • Paint strippers
    • Swimming pool maintenance

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    AMPD ULTRA PC helps to reduce emulsion particle size and enhance rheological properties. It aids in pigment dispersion and improves dispersion stability, making it particularly well-suited for use in mascara and color cosmetics.
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    AMP ULTRA PC™
    AMPD ULTRA PC helps to reduce emulsion particle size and enhance rheological properties. It aids in pigment dispersion and improves dispersion stability, making it particularly well-suited for use in mascara and color cosmetics.
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    AMP ULTRA PC™
    Advancion’s high-purity ULTRA PC™ multifunctional amino alcohols are specifically designed to deliver robust performance across a broad array of personal care and cosmetics applications, including hair care and styling, color cosmetics and skin care
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    AMP ULTRA PC™
    Advancion’s high-purity ULTRA PC™ multifunctional amino alcohols are specifically designed to deliver robust performance across a broad array of personal care and cosmetics applications, including hair care and styling, color cosmetics and skin care
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    LATHANOL® LAL Coarse STEPAN COMPANY Technical Drum 200.00 lbs $11.29 / LB $2,257.99 $2,257.99
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    MAKON L61, Technical Grade, Liquid, Drum STEPAN COMPANY Technical Drum 449.74 lbs --
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    MICRO-STEP H-313, Technical Grade, Liquid, Drum STEPAN COMPANY Technical Drum 450.01 lbs --
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    SOSAN 30 M, Technical Grade, Liquid, IBC STEPAN COMPANY Technical IBC 2,000.04 lbs --
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    STEOL CS-230, Technical Grade, Liquid, IBC STEPAN COMPANY Technical IBC 2,200.00 lbs --
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    STEPAN-MILD® LSB STEPAN COMPANY Technical Drum 449.99 lbs $3.80 / LB $1,709.90 $1,709.90
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    BIO-SOFT DR-13 is a nonionic surfactant that is approved for use in Direct Release applications under the surfactant screen of the U.S. EPA Safer Choice Standard and is listed on CleanGredients. 

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