Surfactant Grape seed 1 kg

Grape Seed Surfactant: Gentle Cleansing Power from Italy

Introducing our exceptional Grape Seed Surfactant, a premium cleansing agent sourced from Italy. This yellowish, lightly viscous liquid is a mild yet effective amphoteric surfactant, perfect for creating gentle and luxurious personal care products. With its excellent water solubility and a pH range of 6.5-7.5, it's an incredibly versatile ingredient designed to elevate your formulations, providing superior cleansing without harshness.

Description and Key Features

Grape Seed Surfactant (INCI: Sodium Vinegrape Seeds Amphoacetate) is derived from the valuable by-products of grape seeds, offering a sustainable and naturally-inspired option for formulators. Its amphoacetate structure provides a unique balance of mildness and effective cleansing, making it suitable for even the most sensitive skin.

Key features and benefits:

• Exceptional Mildness: Known for its extremely gentle nature, this surfactant cleanses effectively without stripping the skin or hair of its natural oils, minimizing irritation and dryness.
• Rich Lather: Despite its mildness, it generates a creamy, stable, and abundant lather, enhancing the sensory experience of cleansing products.
• Effective Cleansing: Capable of removing dirt, oil, and impurities efficiently, leaving skin feeling fresh and hair clean without residue.
• Conditioning Properties: Imparts a soft, conditioned feel to both skin and hair after rinsing, contributing to improved manageability and smoothness.
• Viscosity Enhancement: Can be used to naturally increase the viscosity of formulations, helping to create desired textures in gels and liquid cleansers.
• Water Soluble: Easily incorporates into the aqueous phase of formulations, ensuring clear and stable solutions. It is insoluble in oil.
• pH Compatibility: With a pH of 6.5-7.5, it is well-suited for a wide range of personal care products, often requiring minimal pH adjustment.
• Sustainable Sourcing: Derived from grape seeds, a renewable resource, aligning with eco-conscious formulation practices.

Versatile Applications and Usage Areas

Grape Seed Surfactant is a highly adaptable component, making it an excellent choice for a diverse array of personal care and even household cleaning products where gentle yet effective cleansing is desired.

• For Face and Body Care:
  • Makeup Removers and Cleansing Lotions (3-6%): Its mild nature makes it ideal for gentle facial cleansers, effectively removing makeup and impurities without causing irritation, even around the delicate eye area.
  • Shower Gels and Body Washes (3-10%): Creates luxurious, moisturizing body cleansers that leave the skin feeling soft and clean, not tight or dry.
  • Foaming Face Washes: Formulate light, airy facial cleansers that provide a refreshing cleansing experience.
  • Sensitive Skin Formulations: Excellent for products designed for sensitive, reactive, or baby skin due to its low irritation potential.
• For Hair Care:
  • Shampoos (3-10%): Delivers effective cleansing for all hair types, including color-treated or damaged hair, while providing a gentle touch that preserves hair's natural moisture.
  • Co-Washes (Conditioning Washes): Its conditioning properties make it suitable for formulations designed to cleanse and condition hair simultaneously.
  • Scalp Treatments: Can be incorporated into gentle shampoos or rinses for sensitive or irritated scalps.
• For Oral Hygiene:
  • Mouthwashes and Toothpastes (1-3%): Its mild foaming action and compatibility make it suitable for oral care products, providing effective cleansing without harshness.
• For Viscosity Enhancement:
  • Thickening Agent (0.5-9%): Can be used as a co-surfactant to boost the viscosity of formulations, helping to achieve desired gel or liquid consistencies.
• For Household Cleaning:
  • Gentle Household Cleaners (5-15%): Suitable for formulating mild dish soaps, hand soaps, or multi-surface cleaners where a gentle, eco-friendly approach is preferred.

Recommended Usage Levels:

• General usage in finished products: 5-25% of the total product weight.
• Optimal usage based on testing: 3-15%.
• Specific applications:
  • Oral cavity products: 1-3%
  • Makeup removers and facial cleansing lotions: 3-6%
  • Shower gels and shampoos: 3-10%
  • Viscosity enhancement in recipes: 0.5-9%
  • Household chemicals: 5-15%

Cosmetic Recipe: "Gentle Refresh" Hydrating Facial Cleanser

Create a luxurious, hydrating facial cleanser that effectively removes impurities while leaving the skin soft and moisturized, perfect for daily use.

Instructions for Preparation:

1. Sanitize: Thoroughly sanitize all your equipment (beakers, stirring rods, bottles) with isopropyl alcohol and allow them to air dry completely.
2. Prepare Phase A (Aqueous Phase): In a clean beaker, disperse xanthan gum into glycerin, stirring well to form a lump-free slurry. This helps prevent clumping when adding to water.
3. Form the Gel (Phase A): Slowly add the distilled water to the glycerin/xanthan gum slurry while continuously stirring with a mini-mixer or whisk until a clear, homogeneous gel forms. This might take a few minutes.
4. Prepare Phase B (Surfactant Phase): In a separate clean beaker, combine the Grape Seed Surfactant and Decyl Glucoside. Stir gently to mix.
5. Combine Phases A and B: Slowly pour Phase B into Phase A while continuously stirring. Mix thoroughly until the surfactants are fully incorporated and the mixture is uniform.
6. Cool Down: If the mixture warmed during the process (unlikely with this method but possible), allow it to cool to below 40°C (104°F) before proceeding.
7. Add Phase C (Cool Down Phase): Once cooled, add the Allantoin and the preservative to the main mixture. Stir gently but thoroughly until all ingredients are fully dispersed.
8. Check pH (Recommended): Test the pH of your finished cleanser. The target pH for a facial cleanser is typically between 5.0-6.0. Adjust if necessary by adding a tiny drop of diluted lactic acid to lower pH or diluted baking soda solution to raise pH. Grape Seed Surfactant's pH range (6.5-7.5) means you'll likely need to lower the pH for optimal skin compatibility.
9. Bottle: Carefully transfer the finished cleanser into a clean, sterile pump bottle or squeeze bottle.

Recommendations for Application and Use:

• Dosage of Grape Seed Surfactant: The 15% concentration of Grape Seed Surfactant provides excellent cleansing and lather. For a gentler product (e.g., for very sensitive skin), you can reduce it to 10% and increase the water accordingly. For a stronger cleanse, you can go up to 20%.
• Mixing: Always add surfactants slowly to avoid excessive foaming during preparation.
• pH Adjustment: Due to the slightly higher pH of Grape Seed Surfactant, pH adjustment is crucial for facial cleansers to match the skin's natural pH and ensure optimal performance and mildness.
• Storage: Store the finished cleanser in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight, to maintain its efficacy and extend shelf life. The preservative ensures microbial stability.
• Application: Apply a small amount of cleanser to damp skin, gently massage in circular motions, and rinse thoroughly with water. Use daily, morning and evening.
• Patch Test: Always perform a patch test on a small, inconspicuous area of skin (e.g., inner forearm) before widespread use, especially if you have sensitive skin or are new to an ingredient.